Sanction vs Licence - What's the difference?
sanction | licence | Related terms |
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
A penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying the above.
To ratify; to make valid.
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
* 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.21:
To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.
(British, Canada, Australia)
(UK, Canada, nonstandard)
Sanction is a related term of licence.
As nouns the difference between sanction and licence
is that sanction is an approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid while licence is (british|canada|australia).As verbs the difference between sanction and licence
is that sanction is to ratify; to make valid while licence is (uk|canada|nonstandard).sanction
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(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Many of the most earnest Protestants were business men, to whom lending money at interest was essential. Consequently first Calvin, and then other Protestant divines, sanctioned interest.
