sanction
nounOfficial authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.
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Official authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsAn official suspension or postponement of a proceeding or its enforcement.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo bring under control or reduce the force or intensity of something.
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