sanction
/ˈseɪ̯ŋkʃən/ noun C1- An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. · The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government.
- A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. · The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa.
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
Plural sanctions
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He bore it with noble indifference; and she would have imagined that Bingley had received his sanction to be happy, had she not seen his eyes likewise turned towards Mr.
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