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Showing words for SANCTION using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Sanction

actinons, canonist, cantions, contains, sanction, santonic, sonantic

7 Letter Words for Sanction

actinon, actions, anoints, atonics, canions, cantino, cantion, cantons, cations, contain, incants, nations, onanist, stannic

6 Letter Words for Sanction

acinos, aconin, actins, action, actons, anions, anitos, annist, anoint, antics, atonic, canion, cannot, canons, canton, cantos, casino, cation, coatis, conias, conins, contas, contin, costia, cotans, incant, incast, isotac, nasion, nastic, nation, nitons, noctis, noints, nonact, nostic, octans, santon, sation, scotia, sintoc, snocat, sonant, sonica, sotnia, stanno, tainos, tannic, tinosa, tocsin, tonics

5 Letter Words for Sanction

acoin, acost, actin, acton, actos, ancon, anion, annot, anons, antic, antis, ascon, ascot, atocs, cains, canis, canns, canon, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, catso, ciaos, cions, cista, coast, coati, coats, coins, coits, conia, conin, conns, const, conta, cosin, costa, cotan, icons, inact, incan, incas, iotas, nants, ninos, niota, nisan, niton, nitos, noint, nonas, nonic, notan, octan, octas, oints, oncia, oncin, ontic, oscan, oscin, ostia, saint, sanct, sanit, santo, satin, scant, scian, scion, sinon, sitao, sonic, stain, staio, stion, stoai, stoic, stonn, tacos, tacso, taino, tains, tasco, tinca, tonic, tosca

4 Letter Words for Sanction

acts, ains, aint, aion, aits, anis, anni, anno, anns, anon, ansi, anti, ants, asci, asin, asio, atis, atoc, cain, cann, cans, cant, caon, cast, cats, ciao, cion, cist, cito, cits, coat, coin, coit, coni, conn, cons, cont, cost, cots, icao, icon, inca, inns, inst, inta, into, iocs, ions, iota, isnt, itas, nain, naio, nais, nant, naoi, naos, nasi, naso, nast, nato, nats, nina, nist, nito, nits, nona, nota, nots, oast, oats, ocas, octa, oint, onca, onst, otic, otis, saco, saic, sain, sant, sati, scan, scat, scot, sian, sina, sion, sita, snit, snot, soca, stoa, taco, tain, tais, tans, taos, tiao, tics, tinc, tins, tocs, tonn, tons, tosa, tsia

3 Letter Words for Sanction

act, ain, ais, ait, anc, ann, ans, ant, ast, cai, can, cat, cia, cis, cit, cns, con, cos, cot, csi, cst, ctn, cto, cts, iao, inc, inn, ins, int, ion, ios, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nas, nat, nco, nis, nit, noa, non, nos, not, oas, oat, oca, oct, ois, ona, oni, ons, ont, osi, otc, sac, sai, san, sao, sat, sci, sct, sic, sin, sit, soc, son, sot, sta, tai, tan, tao, tas, tic, tin, tis, toa, toc, toi, ton, tos, tsi

Definitions for Sanction

[1] authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
[2] something that serves to support an action, condition, etc.
[3] something that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of conduct, etc.
[4] Law . a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience or a reward for obedience. the penalty or reward.
[5] International Law . action by one or more states toward another state calculated to force it to comply with legal obligations.
[6] to authorize, approve, or allow: an expression now sanctioned by educated usage.
[7] to ratify or confirm: to sanction a law.
[8] to impose a sanction on; penalize, especially by way of discipline.
[9] final permission; authorization
[10] aid or encouragement
[11] something, such as an ethical principle, that imparts binding force to a rule, oath, etc
[12] the penalty laid down in a law for contravention of its provisions
[13] (often plural) a coercive measure, esp one taken by one or more states against another guilty of violating international law
[14] to give authority to; permit
[15] to make authorized; confirm

Words related to Sanction

approval, ban, penalty, sentence, injunction, boycott, ratify, warrant, empower, certify, allow, endorse, accredit, approve, permit, backing, consent, assent, authority, recommendation

Words nearby Sanction

sancho panza, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city

Origin of Sanction

1555–65; < Latin sānctiōn- (stem of sānctiō ), equivalent to sānct(us ) (past participle of sancīre to prescribe by law) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Sanction

sanc·tion·a·ble , adjective
sanc·tion·a·tive , adjective
sanc·tion·er , noun
sanc·tion·less , adjective
non·sanc·tion , noun
non·sanc·tioned , adjective
qua·si-sanc·tioned , adjective
re·sanc·tion , verb (used with object)
su·per·sanc·tion , verb (used with object), noun
un·sanc·tion·a·ble , adjective
un·sanc·tioned , adjective
un·sanc·tion·ing , adjective
well-sanc·tioned , adjective

Word origin for Sanction

C16: from Latin sanctiō the establishment of an inviolable decree, from sancīre to decree

Synonyms for Sanction

approval, acquiescence, allowance, approbation, assent, authority, backing, confirmation, consent, countenance, encouragement, endorsement, fiat, go-ahead, leave, nod, okay, permission, permit, ratification, recommendation, sufferance, support, word, green light, seal of approval, stamp of approval