Sanc"tion , v. t. [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.
Sanc"tion (?), n. [L. sanctio, from
sancire, sanctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf. F. sanction. See Saint.]
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 giving 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.
Syn. -- Ratification;
authorization; authority; countenance; support.
Hear it pronounced