Unsanctioned

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unsanction form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.

    "The paperback field as a whole was perferse in a more general and diffuse way, somewhat in the manner of dreams that refuse to censor desire when it strays towards socially unsanctioned ends."

Adjective
  1. 1
    without explicit official permission wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bannedbarredcontrabandforbadeforbidforbidden

Example

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"Lady Stair sent him for answer, that her daughter, sensible of her undutiful behaviour in entering into a contract unsanctioned by her parents, had retracted her unlawful vow, and now refused to fulfil her engagement with him."

Etymology

From un- + sanctioned.

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