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sancionar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • approve verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
  • sanction noun Official approval or permission for an action.

Senses

sancionar is used for these senses in English:

  • approve (transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

approve — full definition

  1. verb To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
  2. verb To think well of something or someone; to be pleased with.

sanction — full definition

  1. noun Official approval or permission for an action.
  2. noun A penalty imposed to enforce compliance, especially by one country against another.
  3. verb To officially approve or authorize.
  4. verb To penalize, especially a country or organization, in order to force compliance.

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