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licence
[lahy-suhns]
licence
/ ˈlaɪsəns /
noun
a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something
formal permission or exemption
liberty of action or thought; freedom
intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effect
poetic licence
excessive freedom
licentiousness
Word History and Origins
Origin of licence1
Example Sentences
Elsewhere in the UK, Scotland requires a licence to operate, with similar plans under way in Wales.
After the sanctions came into force Thursday morning, NIS said it "had not yet been granted an extension of the special licence from the United States Department of the Treasury".
John Waddington Limited of Leeds secured the European licence to make the game in 1935 - following its original release in the US - and Monopoly was manufactured in the city up until the 1990s.
In 2017, ministers allowed offenders who had been released on licence the right to vote - but made clear that Parliament would never allow votes for criminals still in prison cells.
Its current CEO Stephen Rue is facing similar calls to step down, and some lawmakers have also asked for Optus to be stripped of its operating licence.
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