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What is the adjective for sanctionary?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb sanction which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

sanctionless
  1. (of a law) For breaking which there is no sanction.
  2. (archaic) unsanctionable
sanctionary
  1. Of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.
sanctionable
  1. That can be sanctioned.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. allowable, permissible, permitted, acceptable, allowed, admissible, authorised, authorized, sanctioned, approved, legitimate, lawful, legal, proper, licit, tolerable, legit, tolerated, kosher, OK, appropriate, excusable, pardonable, suitable, venial, passable, satisfactory, pukka, sufferable, above board, within the law, all right, in order, within accepted bounds, by the book, rulable, justifiable, defensible, okay, understandable, supportable, condonable, valid, forgivable, legalized, reasonable, fair, sustainable, legalised, sound … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I can't say that voicing the opinion that the legal system is a dated anachronism is remotely close to sanctionable behavior.”
      “Any transfer of lethal military equipment to state sponsors of terrorism is sanctionable under U.S. laws.”
      “The Amnesty extends to all those faults which might otherwise be sanctionable as infringements of rules of discipline or professional misconduct.”
sanctioned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sanction
  2. Synonyms:
      3. allowed, granted, approved, authorized, gave, licensed, countenanced, assumed, bestowed, presented, legalized, legitimated, legitimatized, authorised, legalised, licenced, endorsed, warranted, ratified, permitted, accredited, OKed, validated, accepted, confirmed, consented to, certified, okayed, let, supported, formalized, cleared, empowered, commissioned, approbated, formalised, legitimized, agreed to, enabled, legitimised, entitled, backed, affirmed, finalized, passed, consented, homologated, qualified, finalised, recognized … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “An inner cabinet in Tokyo authorized Japan's only officially sanctioned diplomatic initiative.”
sanctioning
  1. present participle of sanction
  2. Synonyms:
      3. approving, authorising, authorizing, allowing, endorsing, permitting, ratifying, warranting, accepting, accrediting, confirming, supporting, licensing, OKing, certifying, okaying, licencing, countenancing, formalising, formalizing, empowering, backing, entitling, commissioning, blessing, clearing, approbating, finalising, finalizing, passing, homologating, agreeing to, consenting to, giving the nod, giving permission for, giving one's assent to, giving the thumbs up to, giving the green light to, giving the go-ahead, giving the green light, going for, getting behind, giving leave for, lending your name to, validating, legitimizing, legalizing, enabling, rubber-stamping, granting … more
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