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      license
      noun
      A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
      The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
      Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
      Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
      Ellipsis of driver's license. [(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.]
      verb
      To authorize officially.
      To give formal authorization to use.
      To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.
      (transitive) To give permission or freedom to; accept.
      (transitive) (applied to a piece of intellectual property)
      (linguistics, transitive) To permit (as grammatically correct).
      Roots
      licetlic- · Latin · be permitted
      Synonyms for license
      permitvpermissionncertificatenauthorizationncertifyvauthorizevwarrantnsanctionnconsentnimprimaturn
      Words related to license
      licensableadjlicenseenlicensernunlicensedadjcertificationncredentialnrevokedvunrevokedlicentiatenaccreditationnrevocationnpassportnrenewalsnrevokervdriversnregistrationnrevokingvapprovalnreauthorizationnreregistrationnunexpiredadjdiplomanconcessionaryadjaccreditedadjunaccreditedadjvisanaegrotatapprobatevvalidadjnumberplaten

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