sanctioned

English translation: approved

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English term or phrase:sanctioned
Selected answer:approved
Entered by: S.J

14:39 Sep 9, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law (general) / sanctioned
English term or phrase: sanctioned
We're talking about one of the highest levels politically sanctioned murders in the history of the country.

What "sanctioned" stands for here? And it can be omitted or not?

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 08:20
approved
Explanation:
sanction: approval or permission, especially formal or legal.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sanction
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Mark Robertson
Local time: 12:20
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +3approved
Mark Robertson
5 -2encouraged, tolerated
Kiet Bach
5 -4Punishment
Anastasia Andriani


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
approved


Explanation:
sanction: approval or permission, especially formal or legal.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sanction

Mark Robertson
Local time: 12:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Reuben Wright
7 mins
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher
44 mins
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agree  Daryo: easy to check, instead of just assuming the most usual meaning even when it makes no sense in the given ST.
1 day 29 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -4
Punishment


Explanation:
a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

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Note added at 12 mins (2020-09-09 14:52:39 GMT)
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Example :
Foreigners in France illegally should be sent home, their employers sanctioned and border controls tightened up

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Note added at 15 mins (2020-09-09 14:55:04 GMT)
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No,It can not be omitted

Example sentence(s):
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    https://www.lexico.com/definition/sanction
Anastasia Andriani
Indonesia
Local time: 19:20
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Reuben Wright: It's not a noun here, it's an adjective synonymous with "approved" or "authorized".
8 mins

disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: Further down on the site you cite: Give official permission or approval for (an action), e.g. ‘the scheme was sanctioned by the court’
16 mins

disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: sorry, not in this context
41 mins

disagree  Daryo: how would THAT fit in this context?
1 day 22 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
encouraged, tolerated


Explanation:
sanction: to encourage or tolerate by indicating approval.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/sanction

No, "sanctioned" should not be omitted. The sentence means the murder was encouraged, tolerated by the highest levels of political power.

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 05:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: sanctioned does not mean "encouraged" or "tolerated"
27 mins

disagree  Daryo: this is not the best formulated definition - the key element is "approval/authorization" NOT "encouraging" nor "tolerating".
1 day 14 mins
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