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n. (communication) | 1. licence, license, permit | a legal document giving official permission to do something. |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ building permit | a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot. |
| ~ driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license | a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle. |
| ~ fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit | a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time. |
| ~ game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permit | a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time. |
| ~ learner's permit | a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile. |
| ~ letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation. |
| ~ liquor licence, liquor license | a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages. |
| ~ marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding license | a license authorizing two people to marry. |
| ~ occupation licence, occupation license | a license to pursue a particular occupation. |
| ~ liberty chit, pass | a permit to enter or leave a military installation.; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
n. (state) | 2. licence, license | freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech). |
| ~ liberty | freedom of choice.; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes" |
| ~ poetic license | license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work. |
n. (state) | 3. licence, license | excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum" |
| ~ liberty | freedom of choice.; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes" |
n. (act) | 4. license, permission, permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. |
| ~ empowerment, authorisation, authorization | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant. |
| ~ clearance | permission to proceed.; "the plane was given clearance to land" |
| ~ conge, congee | formal permission to depart.; "he gave me his conge" |
| ~ allowance | the act of allowing.; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room" |
| ~ dispensation | an exemption from some rule or obligation. |
| ~ toleration | official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion). |
v. (social) | 5. certify, licence, license | authorize officially.; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" |
| ~ authorize, authorise, clear, pass | grant authorization or clearance for.; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
| ~ approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| ~ franchise | grant a franchise to. |
| ~ charter | grant a charter to. |
| ~ accredit, recognise, recognize | grant credentials to.; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" |
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