term:

Authorize

authorize vt

-rized
-riz·ing
1 : to give permission to
2 : to give authority to act to
au·tho·ri·za·tion [ȯ-thə-rə-zā-shən]
n

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.