sanctioning

/S AE1 NG K SH AH0 N IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To ratify; to make valid.

  2. 2

    To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

  3. 3

    To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sanction, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sanctioning