sanctionner

Toutes les religions primitives sanctionnaient la guerre.
The primitive religions all sanctioned war.
Les autorités sanctionnaient des dissidents en les plaçant en détention provisoire prolongée, souvent pendant plus de deux ans.
The authorities used prolonged pre-trial detention, often for periods of more than two years, as means to punish dissidents.
La construction européenne a joué un rôle capital dans le lent processus d'élimination des barrières historiques qui sanctionnaient la participation de la femme dans le domaine professionnel.
The building of Europe has played a leading role in the slow process of breaking down the historical barriers between women and of the labour sector.
82 :3.14 Beaucoup de tribus primitives sanctionnaient le mariage à l’essai jusqu’à ce que la femme soit enceinte, après quoi l’on accomplissait la cérémonie régulière du mariage.
Many primitive tribes sanctioned trial marriage until the woman became pregnant, when the regular marriage ceremony would be performed; among other groups the wedding was not celebrated until the first child was born.
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