LICENSE

• (noun) the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

  synonyms : permission , permit

• (noun) a legal document giving official permission to do something

  synonyms : licence , permit

• (noun) freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

  synonyms : licence

• (noun) excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

  "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near", "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"

  synonyms : licence

• (verb) authorize officially

  "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

  synonyms : certify , licence

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