<P> Conversely and sometimes confusingly, the word may be used to imply "approve of," especially in an official sense . "The law sanctions such behavior" would imply that the behavior spoken of enjoys the specific approval of law . </P> <P> To sanction implies make a legal agreement . The word is derived from sanctus, to make holy . A legal agreement or sanction imposes approvals, rules, guidelines and penalties on conduct . </P> <P> The Sanction is defined as an element associated with an accountability and which corresponds to the consequence resulting from the justification of the realisation (or not) of this accountability...</P>

Trying to regulate or sanction someone’s words is known as which of the following