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noun

• the appearance conveyed by a person's face

• formal and explicit approval

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

verb

• consent to, give permission; permit

22%10Sanction
noun

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

• the state of being acceptable and accepted

• (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

• a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

• a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

• the act of taking something that is offered

22%10 Legal sanction involving a financial penalty
noun

• money extracted as a penalty

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