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license
noun
verb
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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ˈlaɪsəns
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noun
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
noun
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
noun
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
“{'source': 'Will Durant', 'text': 'when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near'}”
verb
authorize officially
“I am licensed to practice law in this state”
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{'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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