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(1):

(n.) Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.

(2):

(v. t.) To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.

(3):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sanction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sanction.html. 1828.
 
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