permit
Noun
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightsubtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: authorisation, authorization, empowerment - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrantsubtypes:
- 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: license, permission -
is a type of: pompano - any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexicosame as: trachinotus falcatus
Verb
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subtypes:
- abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate - put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- furlough - grant a leave to
- give - allow to have or take
- allow, permit, tolerate - allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
- authorise, authorize, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for
- admit, include, let in - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
- favor, favour, privilege - bestow a privilege upon
- decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize - make legal
- trust - allow without fear
- admit, allow in, intromit, let in - allow to enter; grant entry to
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subtypes: pass - allow to go without comment or censure
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