license

/lˈaɪsʌns/

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Definitions

Noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
Noun
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
Noun
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
Noun
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Verb
authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"