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licensure

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li⋅cen⋅sure

  [lahy-suhn-sher, -shoor]
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–noun
the granting of licenses, esp. to engage in professional practice.
Origin:
1840–50; license + -ure
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li·cen·sure   (lī'sən-shər, -shŏŏr')   
n.  The act or an instance of granting a license, usually to practice a profession.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: li·cen·sure
Pronunciation: 'lIs-&n-sh&r, -"shur
Function: noun
: the granting of licenses esp. to practice a profession; also : the state of being licensed
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: li·cen·sure
Pronunciation: 'lIs-&n-sh&r, -"shur
Function: noun
1 : the state or condition of having alicense granted by official or legal authority to perform medical acts and procedures not permitted by persons without such a license licensure>; also : the granting of such licenses licensure>
2 : approval of a drug or medical procedure by official or legal authority for use in thepractice of medicine licensure was based on the results of randomized clinical trials of the vaccine's protective efficacy —E. D. Shapiro et al>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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