sanction

[1]	approve , confirm , ratify , O.K. , okay , second , authorize , legalize , legitimatize/legitimize , validate , license , certify , approve , permit , allow , notarize , vouchsafe , subscribe to , commission , consent to
[2]	support , encourage , advocate , back , sponsor , favour , countenance , help

[1]	countenance , confirmation , ratification , endorsement , indorsement , secondment , authorization , warrant , imprimatur , legalization , legitimatization/legitimization , validation , licence , certification , approval , permission , imprimatur , seal/stamp (of approval) , signet
[2]	help , aid , encouragement , support , advocacy , backing , sponsorship , favour , countenance
[3]	agreement , authority , authorization , concurrence , acceptance , authorisation , affirmation , assent , acquiescence , compliance , approval , OK/okay
[4]	ban , penalty , punishment , retribution , discipline , retaliation , redress