What does Sanctioned mean?

Definitions for Sanctioned
sanc·tioned

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. canonic, canonical, sanctionedadjective

    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

    "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis

  2. ratified, sanctionedadjective

    formally approved and invested with legal authority

  3. approved, sanctionedadjective

    established by authority; given authoritative approval

    "a list of approved candidates"

Wikipedia

  1. sanctioned

    A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending upon context, as the word is an auto-antonym. Examples of sanctions include:

ChatGPT

  1. sanctioned

    Sanctioned refers to actions, decisions, or behavior that have been formally approved or authorized by an authoritative body or person. It can also imply subjecting a country, institution or individual to a penalty or restrictive measures for violating international laws or ethical norms.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sanctioned

    of Sanction

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sanctioned in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sanctioned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Sanctioned in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    We can do more than prayers and hashtags and lighting up buildings, George. It's time for the president and some of our European partners to stop pussyfooting around. The financial sanctions announced last night are riddled with loopholes. I know they say they sanctioned 80% of the banks in Russia, but Vladimir Putin controls 100% of the banks in Russia. He can use the other 20% to continue to finance his war machine.

  2. Julian Castro:

    I've said that if under our Constitution that we compensate if take their property, why wouldn't we compensate people who were considered property and sanctioned by the state ? i believe that for the black community, for the white community, for every other American -- that it is important to address that original sin, and until we do we may feel like we're moving forward as one nation, but I don't think that we ever will.

  3. William Burns:

    I must admit, that watching the images of President Putin and Iran's supreme leader meeting yesterday … the reality is that Russians and Iranians need each other right now – both heavily sanctioned countries, both looking to break out of political isolation as well, but if they need each other, they don't really trust each other in the sense that their energy rivals and historical competitors.

  4. United States:

    I'm concerned about the fact that The President feels like The President has to give something to Russia first when there have been repeated instances of Russia being sanctioned in Ukraine, committing war crimes in Syria and conducting operations that are contrary to what we'd like to believe are freedom of operations and sovereignties of different nations.

  5. Justice Mumbi Ngugi:

    Not only is such action not sanctioned by The Public Health Act, The Public Health Act is also patently counterproductive.

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