license
licensed; licenses; licensing
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. If you’re in England, the noun ends in “c,” as in driver’s licence.
When you have a license, you have official permission to do something, like drive a car. Bars need a liquor license to serve alcohol. Doctors need a medical license to practice medicine. You can also say people have license to do something, which means they're free to do it, like if you give yourself poetic license to misspell your own name. In Britain, license is only a verb, meaning "allow," and the noun form is spelled with two cs: licence.
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a legal document giving official permission to do something
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building permit
a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
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driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license
a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
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fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit
a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
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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
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learner's permit
a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile
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letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque
a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
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liquor licence, liquor license
a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages
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marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding license
a license authorizing two people to marry
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occupation licence, occupation license
a license to pursue a particular occupation
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liberty chit, pass
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
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on-license
a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises
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instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
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the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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synonyms:
licence, permission, permit
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clearance
permission to proceed
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conge, congee
formal permission to depart
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allowance
the act of allowing
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dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation
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toleration
(religion) official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions
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tolerance
the act of tolerating something
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variance
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
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authorisation, authorization, empowerment
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
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licence
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poetic license
license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work
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liberty
freedom of choice
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poetic license
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excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
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authorize officially“I am licensed to practice law in this state”
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