Disallow and Sanction

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Disallow verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Usage example: disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial

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Sanction is an antonym for disallow in reject topic.

Nearby Words: disallowance, disallowing

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value

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Disallow is an antonym for sanction in topics: permit, authorize.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

actions	disallow actions	sanction actions
player	disallow player	sanction player

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