sanction
nounOfficial authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.
Official permission
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Clear all filtersOfficial authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.
Official permission
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Refinement, worldly experience, or complexity of design or thought.
Refinement and experience
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Not obvious and requiring care to notice or understand.
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