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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sanction \Sanc"tion\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sanctioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sanctioning}.] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. --De Quincey.
Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sanctioning
adjective: implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative" [syn: {sanctionative}]
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