Latin

Verb

sanciō ‎(present infinitive sancīre, perfect active sānxī, supine sānctum); fourth conjugation

1. I render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act.
2. I devote, consecrate, dedicate.
3. I forbid under the pain of punishment, enact a penalty against.
4. (law) I fix (unalterably); establish, decree, ordain; enact, confirm, ratify, sanction.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• Italian: sancire

References

• sancio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sancio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sancio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to invoke an irrevocable curse on the profanation of sacred rites: violatas caerimonias inexpiabili religione sancire (Tusc. 1. 12. 27)
    
  • to let a bill become law (of the people and senate): legem sancire
    
  • Solo ordained by law that..: Solo lege sanxit, ut or ne
    
  • Solon made it a capital offence to..: Solo capite sanxit, si quis... (Att. 10. 1)