licence

[ US /ˈɫaɪsəns/ ]
[ UK /lˈa‍ɪsəns/ ]

NOUN

freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
a legal document giving official permission to do something
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

VERB

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How To Use licence In A Sentence

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.
He's now milking tarantulas for their venom, and has recently been granted a licence to export that venom.
He was back in jail last night after his probation licence was revoked. The Sun
Besides, he caused a general visitation to be made of all the land from Quito to Chile, registering the whole population for more than a thousand leagues; and imposed a tribute [_so heavy that no one could be owner of a_ mazorca _of maize, which is their bread for food, nor of a pair of_ usutas, _which are their shoes, nor marry, nor do a single thing without special licence from Tupac Inca. History of the Incas
The licence restricts Kerry to run the operation in a designated location.
For many young men, this would be a licence to indulge in debauchery, but Richie was a sensitive soul.
Ministers are yet to confirm whether all drivers renewing their licences will be forced to answer. Times, Sunday Times
The policeman pulled up the motorist and asked to see his licence.

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