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| li·cense [ lss'nss ] |
noun (plural li·cens·es) |
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1. permit: a printed document that gives official permission to a person or group to own something or do something
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2. U.S. law legal authorization: official permission to do something, either from a government or under a law or regulation
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3. U.S. chance to do something: the opportunity to do something, especially when this goes beyond normal limits
  a license to print money
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4. permission to bend truth: the freedom of a writer or artist to rearrange the facts of ordinary life in order to make a more striking effect
artistic license
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5. U.S. lack of restraint: freedom in behavior or speech that exceeds what is considered appropriate
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transitive verb (past and past participle li·censed, present participle li·cens·ing, 3rd person present singular li·cens·es) |
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formally allow somebody to do something: to give official permission for somebody to do something or for an activity to take place
(
often passive
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He was licensed to practice medicine in the United States.
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin licentia "freedom" < licere "be allowed"] |
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| li·cens·a·ble adjective |
| li·censed adjective |
| li·cen·ser noun |
| li·cen·sor noun |
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