SANCTION

8 letters 10 Scrabble points /ˈsæŋkʃən/

Definition of SANCTION

noun

  1. An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.

    "The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government."

  2. A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.

    "The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa."

  3. A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

verb

  1. To ratify; to make valid.

  2. To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

  3. To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S A N C T I O N
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of SANCTION

Words that use the same letters:

ACTINONS CANONIST CONTAINS SANTONIC SONANTIC

Words Containing "SANCTION"

NONSANCTION RESANCTION SANCTIONABLE SANCTIONARY SANCTIONATIVE SANCTIONED SANCTIONER SANCTIONERS SANCTIONING SANCTIONIST SANCTIONLESS SANCTIONMENT SANCTIONS SUPERSANCTION UNSANCTION UNSANCTIONABLE UNSANCTIONED UNSANCTIONING

Words Starting with "SANCTION"

SANCTIONABLE SANCTIONARY SANCTIONATIVE SANCTIONED SANCTIONER SANCTIONERS SANCTIONING SANCTIONIST SANCTIONLESS SANCTIONMENT SANCTIONS

Words Ending with "SANCTION"

NONSANCTION RESANCTION SUPERSANCTION UNSANCTION