sanction vs permission

sanction and permission both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sanction	Yes	No	Yes	No
permission	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, permission is a hypernym of sanction; that is, permission is a word with a broader meaning than sanction:

sanction (noun)	permission (noun)
the act of final authorization	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards	approval to do something
official permission or approval
formal and explicit approval

sanction (verb)	permission (verb)
give sanction to
give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
give authority or permission to