Ratify
Defined in 1 dictionary — Ballentine's (1916)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To give validity to the act of another, implying that the ratifier has at the time power to do the act ratified. See 118 U. S. 425, 30 L. Ed. 178, 6 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1121.