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licence

noun verb

A legal document giving official permission to do something

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
L
Ends with
E
Contains
IC
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈlaɪsəns

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A legal document giving official permission to do something

noun

  1. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

noun

  1. Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

    “{'source': 'Will Durant', 'text': 'when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near'}”

verb

  1. Authorize officially

    “I am licensed to practice law in this state”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Will Durant', 'text': 'when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near'}
{'source': 'Edmund Burke', 'text': 'the intolerable license with which the newspapers break … the rules of decorum'}
I am licensed to practice law in this state

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