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sanctioning

sanctioning is the present participle and gerund of sanction.

Meaning of sanction

Verb

sanction (third-person singular simple present sanctions, present participle sanctioning, simple past and past participle sanctioned)

  1. (transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
  2. (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
    • The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.
  3. (transitive) To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
    • The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startup found.2024 October 23, Tricia Escobedo, “AI-generated crimes, a treasure mystery, quick thinking by bus passengers: Catch up on the day’s stories”, in CNN

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Noun

sanctioning (plural sanctionings)

  1. The act of one who sanctions.

Forms of sanctioning

pluralsanctionings

Questions about sanctioning

What does sanctioning mean?
Sanctioning means the act of one who sanctions.
What is sanctioning the present participle and gerund of?
Sanctioning is the present participle and gerund of sanction.
What part of speech is sanctioning?
Sanctioning is a noun.
What is the plural of sanctioning?
The plural of sanctioning is sanctionings.

Words near sanctioning in the dictionary

  1. sanctioned
  2. sanctioneer
  3. sanctioneers
  4. sanctioner
  5. sanctioners
  6. sanctioning
  7. sanctionings
  8. sanctionism
  9. sanctionist
  10. sanctionists
  11. sanctionless

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