license

1. A legal document giving official permission to do something (synset 106561652)
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
   subtypes:

   • building permit - a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
   • driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
   • fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit - a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
   • game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permit - a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time
   • learner's permit - a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile
   • letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque - a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
   • liquor licence, liquor license - a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages
   • marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding license - a license authorizing two people to marry
   • occupation licence, occupation license - a license to pursue a particular occupation
   • liberty chit, pass - a permit to enter or leave a military installation
   same as: licence, permit
2. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) (synset 114018291)
   is a type of: liberty - freedom of choice
   subtypes: poetic license - license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work
   same as: licence
3. Excessive freedom;
   Lack of due restraint (synset 114018863)
   "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"
   is a type of: liberty - freedom of choice
   same as: licence
4. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization (synset 101141515)
   is a type of: authorisation, authorization, empowerment - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
   subtypes:

   • clearance - permission to proceed
   • conge, congee - formal permission to depart
   • allowance - the act of allowing
   • dispensation - an exemption from some rule or obligation
   • toleration - official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
   same as: permission, permit

1. Authorize officially (synset 202449527)
   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
   entail: approve, o.k., okay, sanction - give sanction to
   is a type of: authorise, authorize, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for
   subtypes:

   • franchise - grant a franchise to
   • charter - grant a charter to
   • accredit, recognise, recognize - grant credentials to
   same as: certify, licence

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