The word is in the Wiktionary

16 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• sanction n. An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
• sanction n. A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted…
• sanction n. A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
• sanction v. (Transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
• sanction v. (Transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
• sanction v. (Transitive) To penalize (A state etc.) with sanctions.

— English words, defined in German —

• sanction V. Sanktionieren, gutheißen, bewilligen, zustimmen, genehmigen.
• sanction V. Eine Sanktion verhängen; etwas unter Strafe stellen.

— English words, defined in French —

• sanction n. Sanction.
• sanction v. Sanctionner.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• sanction s. Sanción.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• sanction s. (Diritto) sanzione.

— In French —

• sanction n.f. Acte par lequel le souverain, le chef du pouvoir exécutif…
• sanction n.f. Acte d’une autorité sur une situation légale.
• sanction n.f. (Par extension) Approbation que l’on donne à une chose.
• sanction n.f. Peine ou récompense prévues pour assurer l’exécution d’une loi.

39 English words from 6 English definitions

above adopted any approval authority authorization clause coercive compliance contract countenance ensure especially etc generally give intended law make makes measure official one penalize penalty punishment ratify sanctions some something specifying state that the Transitive treaty valid with within

13 English words from 10 foreign definitions

Approbation assurer chef chose Eine extension par Peine pour que Sanction situation Strafe

30 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

Acte autorité bewilligen Diritto donne etwas exécutif exécution genehmigen gutheißen légale lequel loi l’on Par␣extension pouvoir prévues récompense Sanción Sanctionner Sanktion Sanktionieren sanzione souverain stellen sur une unter verhängen zustimmen

17 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sanctions sanctional sanctioned sanctioner sanctionary sanctioneer sanctioners sanctioning sanctionism sanctionist sanctionable sanctionably sanctioneers sanctionists sanctionless sanctionability sanctionlessness

10 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

presanctions unsanctioned antisanctions nonsanctioned unsanctioning cybersanctions unsanctionable nonsanctionable countersanctions pragmatic␣sanctions

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

presanction countersanction pragmatic␣sanction

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANC CTI ion Ion -ion NCT san San SAn SAN -san tio Tio tion -tion

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CNA CNAs ITC NAs NAS NOI noit OIt OIT

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

actinons canonist cantions contains sonantic

34 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

aconitins aniconist antiscion canon␣bits canonists cantonise cantonist cat-o-nines cognisant conations consarnit consarn␣it Constantí constrain Countians enactions inactions incantors intonacos introscan nonactins nonracist non-racist nonstatic onanistic oncostain pantocins sanctions santonica stanchion Tocantins transonic Tsaconian Tucsonian

33 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

actinon actions Aniston anoints atonics Caninos canions Cannois cannots Cansino Cantins cantion cantons Catinos cations Conants contain costain Costain incants nanotic nations Nations nonacts noncats onanist Sancton Santino sat␣in␣on Stanion stannic tin␣cans Toscani

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

sanation

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

Sancton

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