sanction

v. approve, authorize; endorse, ratify; penalize or encourage as a means of enforcing a law

n. permission, authorization; approve; penalty imposed for disobedience of a law; bonus or reward given for obedience of a law; policy or principle designed to enforce a law

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Noun
1. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
(synonym) countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
(hypernym) approval, commendation
(hyponym) O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh
2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
(hypernym) social control
3. official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
(synonym) authority, authorization, authorisation
(hypernym) permission
4. the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
(hypernym) authorization, authorisation, empowerment
(hyponym) benefit of clergy

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Verb
1. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
(synonym) approve, O.K., okay
(hypernym) authorize, authorise, pass, clear
(derivation) countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
2. give authority or permission to
(hypernym) empower, authorise, authorize
3. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
(hypernym) approve, O.K., okay

nf. sanction, punishment, penalization

v. dát svolení/souhlas; schválit

n. sankce; svolení; trest; sankce