sanction

sanction is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by authority to it; confirmation; approbation. The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. I. Watts.

[2] Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.

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