sanction
nounOfficial authorization; also a penalty used to enforce a rule.
Official permission
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verbTo make something firmer, more secure, or more firmly established.
stay
nounAn official suspension or postponement of a proceeding or its enforcement.
stilted
adjectiveUnnaturally formal or awkward in expression.
subdue
verbTo bring under control or reduce the force or intensity of something.
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