sanction

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1. 1.Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
2. 2.To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. De Quincey.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions called?
• What is to give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. De Quincey called?