sanction is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE)

Singular Plural
sanction sanctions
    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.

Verb

Verb Present simple 3sg Present participle Past simple Past participle
sanction sanctions sanctioning sanctioned sanctioned
    (transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
    (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
    (transitive) To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.

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