verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.
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adjective.
formally approved and invested with legal authority
adjective.
conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
adjective.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
Word Usage
"And accordingly, without any petty distinctions of party, or class, or creed, they decided to band themselves into a body of volunteers and they adopted a title sanctioned in Irish history -- namely, the Irish"