Sanction :: Sanction (n.) Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.
Sanction :: Sanction (n.) Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions..
Sanction :: Sanction (v. t.) To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Sanctionary :: Sanctionary (a.) Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction..