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.
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sanctioning
adj : implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's
duties were primarily sanctionative rather than
administrative" [syn: sanctionative]