Dictionary definition · license
noun
- a legal document giving official permission to do something
- freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- excessive freedom; lack of due restraint"when liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near"
- the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
verb
- authorize officially"I am licensed to practice law in this state"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).