leave vs sanction

leave

verb
  • To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant. 

  • To cause, to result in. 

  • To let be or do without interference. 

  • To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. 

  • To transfer possession of after death. 

  • To produce leaves or foliage. 

  • To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself. 

  • To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit. 

  • To depart; to go away from a certain place or state. 

  • To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with. 

  • To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with. 

  • To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project). 

noun
  • The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball. 

  • The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones). 

  • Permission to be absent; time away from one's work. 

  • Permission. 

sanction

verb
  • To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance. 

  • To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions. 

  • To ratify; to make valid. 

noun
  • 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. 

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