Meaning & Definition of License in English
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License
/laɪsəns/
noun
1. A legal document giving official permission to do something
synonym:
- license,
- licence,
- permit
2. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
synonym:
- license,
- licence
3. Excessive freedom
- Lack of due restraint
- "When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- will durant
- "The intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- edmund burke
synonym:
- license,
- licence
4. The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
synonym:
- license,
- permission,
- permit
verb
1. Authorize officially
- "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
synonym:
- license,
- licence,
- certify
Examples of using
To drive a car, you have to get a driver license.
Pull over and show me your driver's license.
I lost my driving license.