A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending on context, as the word is an auto-antonym. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanction https:

A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending on context, as the word is an auto-antonym. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanction