n. 25B6; noun
trade sanctions : PENALTY, punishment, deterrent; punitive action, discipline, penalization, restriction; embargo, ban, prohibition, boycott.
the scheme has the sanction of the court : AUTHORIZATION, consent, leave, permission, authority, warrant, licence, dispensation, assent, acquiescence, agreement, approval, approbation, endorsement, accreditation, ratification, validation, blessing, imprimatur; informal the go-ahead, the thumbs up, the OK, the green light.
reward, prohibition.
25B6; verb
the rally was sanctioned by the government : AUTHORIZE, permit, allow, warrant, accredit, license, endorse, approve, accept, back, support; informal OK.
the penalties available to sanction crime : PUNISH, discipline someone for.
prohibit.