1. to sanction the embargo against (a country) 对(某国)实行禁运制裁
2. The principle sanctioned by fiat what was evidently empirically correct but not yet logically established. 这个原理用命令来批准，经验上显然正确但未在逻辑上建立。
3. Knott, Stephen F. Secret and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. 着，《秘密的与认可的：秘密行动与美国总统职权》，纽约：牛津大学出版社，1996年。
英英解释
adj.
1. conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
2. formally approved and invested with legal authority
3. established by authority; given authoritative approval
