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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
accepted, actionable, applicable, authoritative, authorized, canonical, cathedral, chartered, competent, constitutional, empowered, enfranchised, entitled, franchised, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, licensed, licit, patented, privileged, received, rightful, sound, statutory, valid, warranted, within the law
Dictionary Results for sanctioned:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sanctioned
    adj 1: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking
           of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"-
           Sinclair Lewis [syn: canonic, canonical,
           sanctioned]
    2: formally approved and invested with legal authority [syn:
       ratified, sanctioned]
    3: established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a
       list of approved candidates" [syn: approved, sanctioned]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sanction \Sanc"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Sanctioning.]
   To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
   [1913 Webster]

         Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous
         experiments.                             --De Quincey.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
        [1913 Webster]
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