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License — synonyms, definition

1. license (Noun) N. Amer

38 synonyms
allowance approbation approval authorisation authorization carnality certificate charter chit claim command commission direction franchise grant injunction lasciviousness lease leave licence • • •
4 definitions

license (Noun) — (law) a legal document giving official permission to do something.

license (Noun) — Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).

license (Noun) — Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. ex. "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near" ex. "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"

license (Noun) — The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.

8 types of
authorisation authorization empowerment instrument legal document legal instrument liberty official document
35 types
allowance building permit clearance conge congee dispensation driver's licence driver's license driving licence driving license fishing licence fishing license fishing permit game licence game license hunting licence hunting license hunting permit learner's permit letter of mark and reprisal • • •

2. license (Verb) N. Amer

32 synonyms
accredit agree to allow authorise authorize capacitate certify commission copyright delegate deputise deputize empower enable endure enfranchise entitle exclude grant indulge • • •
1 definition

license (Verb) — Authorize officially. ex. "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

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authorise authorize clear pass
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accredit charter franchise recognise recognize