Vocabulary
Sanction
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
give official permission or approval for (an action).
Urdu meaning
منظوری، قانون
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- `Honour` killings a rash of which have been reported lately must be prosecuted swiftly and both the killers and those who sanction the murder brought to book.
- 7 ` t HE US` move to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN`s Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied -m Palestinian territories, marks a chilling new low.
- Throw in novel interpretations of the provisions of the Constitution, and receive sanction for such interpretations, thereby keeping the law in flux at times without even having to wield the pen.
- Moreover, a military-backed company has acquired over 50,000 acres of lands in Sindh from the caretaker government, apparently without legal sanction.
- The furious right-wing demands to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators on American campuses and to sanction the ICC are useful indicators of fear.
Synonyms
authorize, permit, consent to, allow, give permission for, give leave for, warrant,
Curator example
“the scheme was sanctioned by the court”
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