To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
To enter on the credit side of an account book.
To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
To credit.
To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
To believe; to put trust in.
To recognize as outstanding.
To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
To ratify; to make valid.
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.