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 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]