nix vs sanction

nix

verb
  • To destroy or eradicate. 

  • To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. 

intj
  • No! Not at all! 

noun
  • Nothing. 

  • A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie. 

sanction

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

  • To ratify; to make valid. 

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

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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