had sanctioned
-había aprobado
Past perfect conjugation of sanction. There are other translations for this conjugation.
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sanction

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NOUN
(authorization)-la autorización
Synonyms for sanction
endorsement
la aprobación
permit
el permiso
approval
la aprobación
assent
el asentimiento
authorization
la autorización
mandate
el mandato
permission
el permiso
visa
la visa
Antonyms for sanction
embargo
el embargo
waiver
la renuncia
ban
la prohibición
blessing
la bendición
denial
la negación
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to approve)-aprobar
Synonyms for sanction
approve
aprobar
assent
consentir
authorize
autorizar
empower
conferir poderes a
enact
promulgar
legalize
legalizar
permit
permitir
Antonyms for sanction
disallow
rechazar
disapprove
rechazar
ban
prohibir
crack down
poner mano dura
hate
odiar
refuse
rechazar
NOUN
(penalty)-la sanción
Synonyms for sanction
penalty
el castigo
forfeit
la multa
punishment
el castigo
Antonyms for sanction
reward
la recompensa
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