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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| sanction (n., v.) |
| The verb means only “to give approval or permission, to support,” although at one time it also meant “to punish.” Today only the noun has both nearly antithetical senses: “approval” and “punishment or penalty.” Both are Standard, and context must distinguish them. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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