Word of the Day: SANCTION

Authorization, allowance, or economic exile

sanction (noun) - permission or approval from an authority that provides validation; a penalty or enactment of a law [sangk-shuhn]

BREAKDOWN: SANCT- (sacred or holy) + -ION (state or act)

• sanction as a verb is a contronym meaning either to authorize and approve or to penalize

• sanctioned means, alternately, either permitted or penalized

See also: sacrosanct, sanctimonious

"I do not seek the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as a justification for their seizure of my property or their destruction of my life." ―Ayn Rand

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