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| 1. | [ noun ] (writing) a legal document giving official permission to do something | |
| Synonyms: | permit licence | |
| Related terms: | legal_document occupation_license liquor_license hunting_license fishing_license driver's_license letter_of_marque marriage_license building_permit pass learner's_permit law | |
| 2. | [ noun ] freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) | |
| Synonyms: | licence | |
| Related terms: | liberty poetic_license | |
| 3. | [ verb ] authorize officially | |
| Synonyms: | certify licence | |
| Examples: | "I am licensed to practice law in this state" |
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| Related terms: | decertify authorize accredit charter franchise certification licensee licenser approve | |
| 4. | [ noun ] excessive freedom; lack of due restraint | |
| Synonyms: | licence | |
| Examples: | : "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke |
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| Related terms: | liberty | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | |
| Synonyms: | permit permission | |
| Related terms: | authorization dispensation allowance clearance toleration conge allow | |
| Similar spelling: |
licenser licensee licensed Likens licence Lichenes licencee licenced likeness Liggins |
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