n.
1.formal and explicit approval
2.a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3.official permission or approval
4.the act of final authorization sanction v.
1.give sanction to
2.give authority or permission to
3.give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
Idiom of the Day
boot out (someone) or boot (someone) out
to make someone leave, to get rid of someone
The boy was booted out of high school for smoking on the school grounds.