Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sanction \Sanc"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctioned}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Sanctioning}.]
   To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.

         Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous
         experiments.                             --De Quincey.

   Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.

Source : WordNet®

sanctioning
     adj : implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's
           duties were primarily sanctionative rather than
           administrative" [syn: {sanctionative}]