sanction
/sæŋkʃən/
nounverb
8 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1
Official permission or approval.
2
Formal and explicit approval.
3
A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards.
4
VERBThe act of final authorization.
“it had the sanction of the church”
1
Give sanction to.
2
Give authority or permission to.
3
Give religious sanction to, such as through on oath.
WORD FORMS
Related formsanctionative
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinanctionsay
Starts & ends withS … N
Syllablessanc · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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