sanction - noun

formal and explicit approval

a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

official permission or approval

the act of final authorization

sanction - verb

• give sanction to
• give authority or permission to
• give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

sanction - thesaurus

approve   authorisation   authority   authorization   countenance   endorsement   imprimatur   indorsement   o.k.   okay   warrant