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li·cense    Audio Help   [lahy-suhns] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -censed, -cens·ing.
–noun
1.formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
2.a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license.
3.permission to do or not to do something.
4.intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license.
5.exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.
6.excessive or undue freedom or liberty.
7.licentiousness.
8.the legal right to use a patent owned by another.
–verb (used with object)
9.to grant authoritative permission or license to.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME licence < MF < ML licentia authorization, L: freedom, equiv. to licent- (s. of licéns, prp. of licére to be allowed) + -ia -ia; see -ence]

—Related forms
li·cens·a·ble, adjective
li·cense·less, adjective
li·cens·er; especially Law, li·cen·sor, noun
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li·cense    Audio Help   (lī'səns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing. See Synonyms at permission.
    2. A document, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission: a driver's license.
    3. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" (Will Durant).
    4. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness.
  2. Deviation from normal rules, practices, or methods in order to achieve a certain end or effect.
  3. Latitude of action, especially in behavior or speech. See Synonyms at freedom.
    1. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" (Will Durant).
    2. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness.

tr.v.   li·censed, li·cens·ing, li·cens·es
  1. To give or yield permission to or for.
  2. To grant a license to or for; authorize. See Synonyms at authorize.


[Middle English licence, from Old French, from Medieval Latin licentia, authorization, from Latin, freedom, from licēns, licent-, present participle of licēre, to be permitted.]

li'cens·a·ble adj., li'cens·er, li'cen·sor' (-sən-sôr') n.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: li·cense
Pronunciation: \'lIs-&ns
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, literally, permission, from Old French, from Latinlicentia, from licent- licens, present participle of licEre to be permitted, be for sale
1 a : a right or permission granted by a competent authority (asof a government or a business) to engage in some business or occupation, do some act, or engage in some transaction which would be unlawful without such right or permission; also : adocument, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted b : revocable authority or permission given solely to one having no possessory rights in a tract of land to do something on that landwhich would otherwise be unlawful or a trespass —compare EASEMENT, LICENTIOUSNESS

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: license
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: li·censed; li·cens·ing
1 : to issue a license to
2: to permit or authorize by a license

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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