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li⋅cense

  [lahy-suhns] noun, verb, -censed, -cens⋅ing.
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–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 licēns, prp. of licēre 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   (lī'səns)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: li·cense
Variant: or chiefly British li·cence /'lIs-&n(t)s/
Function: noun
: a permission grantedby competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful license to practice medicine> —license or chiefly British licence transitive verb li·censed or chiefly British li·cenced; li·cens·ing or chiefly British li·cenc·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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