sanction


Meanings

  • formal and explicit approval;
  • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
  • official permission or approval;
  • the act of final authorization;
    • "it had the sanction of the church"
  • give sanction to;
  • give authority or permission to
  • give religious sanction to, such as through on oath;
  • SANCTION v -ED, -ING, -S to authorize


Scrabble Score: 10

sanction is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

sanction is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

sanction is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

sanction is a valid Words With Friends word