licence vs license

Definitions

noun

1. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
2. a legal document giving official permission to do something
3. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

verb

1. authorize officially

Examples

Have you got any ID? A driving licence or cheque card will do.

A spokesman said: ‘Following a further complaint, visits to the tea room this year established the conditions of the licence had again been broken.’

He was granted a licence to mine in the area.

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Definitions

noun

1. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
2. a legal document giving official permission to do something
3. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
4. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

verb

1. authorize officially

Examples

Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.

Travolta is a licensed jet pilot and owns a Learjet.

(How far can he get without a license or credit cards .. or the help of close relations?) opened with testimony from the "jailbird" and his arresting officers

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