American English pronunciation
How to pronounce licence
IPA transcription: ['laɪsəns]
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Noun
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a legal document giving official permission to do something
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freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
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excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; - Will Durant; - Edmund Burke
“when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near”
“the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum”
Verb
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authorize officially
“I am licensed to practice law in this state”
Usage examples
- A broker is required to hold a valid licence issued by the Agency.
- The lawyer signed the licence in ink.
- Nonetheless, there is some ambiguity in the licence conditions.
- Make sure you have the correct licence before reusing a copyright work
- These channels are not funded by the television licence.
- After two years a licence was granted.
- Make sure you have the correct licence before reusing a copyright work
- Offshore broadcasters are usually unlicenced but transmissions are legal in international waters.
- The lawyer signed the licence in ink.
- Craig was ordered to come into compliance with its broadcasting licence.