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What does 007's license to kill have to do with that driver's license you can't wait to acquire? Both are forms of permissions conferred officially. It's hard to find other similarities...

The word license can also means freedom. "Seniors should have certain freedoms, but when they aren't even required to come to class, that is excessive license. Also, they shouldn't have the option, every time they misspell a word, to claim "poetic license."

DEFINITIONS OF: license

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n a legal document giving official permission to do something

Synonyms:
licence, permit
Types:
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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
on-license
a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises
Type of:
instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

n the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

Synonyms:
permission, permit
Types:
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clearance
permission to proceed
conge, congee
formal permission to depart
allowance
the act of allowing
dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation
toleration
official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
tolerance
the act of tolerating something
variance
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
Type of:
authorisation, authorization, empowerment
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

n freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

Synonyms:
licence
Types:
poetic license
license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work
Type of:
liberty
freedom of choice

n excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

“"when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant”
“"the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke”
Synonyms:
licence
Type of:
liberty
freedom of choice

v authorize officially

“I am licensed to practice law in this state”
Synonyms:
certify, licence
Antonyms:
decertify, derecognise, derecognize
cause to be no longer approved or accepted
Types:
franchise
grant a franchise to
charter
grant a charter to
accredit, recognise, recognize
grant credentials to
Type of:
authorise, authorize, clear, pass
grant authorization or clearance for
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