Vocabulary
Sanction
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
give official permission or approval for (an action).
Urdu meaning
منظوری، قانون
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Urgent corrective action taken by an empowered and modernised police force, together with widespread access to education and awareness, can strip the menace of all social sanction.
Dawn Editorials —
Savage `honour`
— 2026-04-18
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It was about every time a country in this part of the world absorbed an American threat, an American sanction, an American bomb and was told to be grateful for the attention.As you may know, I lived in Vietnam for several years.
Dawn Editorials —
Why we laughed
— 2026-04-12
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Such truths not only reveal how brutal and bigoted India has become but also confirm a hierarchy of resistance at play only voices with secular sanction, unlike Ms Andrabi, are humanised.
Dawn Editorials —
Silencing Muslims
— 2026-03-27
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Continued silence is dangerous because it can be read as sanction for discrimination.
Dawn Editorials —
Poisoned lives
— 2025-12-11
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We should know quite soon whether the effort is genuine, or the plan just endorsed by the UN is another smokescreen that will strengthen the occupation, this time with international sanction, and Arab and Muslim buy-in.
Dawn Editorials —
Gaza resolution
— 2025-11-19
Synonyms
authorize, permit, consent to, allow, give permission for, give leave for, warrant,
Curator example
“the scheme was sanctioned by the court”
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