Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sanctioned"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sanction \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sanctioned
adj 1: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of
cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"-
Sinclair Lewis [syn: {canonic}, {canonical}]
2: formally approved and invested with legal authority [syn: {ratified}]
3: established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a
list of approved candidates" [syn: {approved}]
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