sanction vs void

sanction

verb
  • To ratify; to make valid. 

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

  • 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. 

void

verb
  • To make invalid or worthless. 

  • To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge. 

  • To empty. 

adj
  • That does not return a value; a procedure. 

  • Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. 

  • Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc. 

  • Being without; destitute; devoid. 

  • Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul. 

  • Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain. 

  • Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification. 

noun
  • An empty place; A location that has nothing useful. 

  • An empty space; a vacuum. 

  • A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice. 

  • A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation. 

  • An extended region of space containing no galaxies. 

  • An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade. 

  • A black cat. 

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