licit

[ lis-it ]

/ ˈlɪs ɪt /

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adjective

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.

Nearby words

lichenous, lichfield, lichi, licht, lichtenstein, licit, lick, lick and a promise, a, lick into shape, lick observatory, lick one's chops

Origin of licit

1475–85; < Latin licitus permitted (past participle of licēre); replacing earlier licite < Middle French; see -ite²

Related forms

lic·it·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for licit

When one's antecedents have not been of a licit character, one is predisposed to make extraordinary excuses for others.
The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin|Emilia Pardo Bazn
Sam Wiles, Zibe Turner, and der crowd have bin busy for a long time makin' 'licit whisky.
The Kentucky Ranger|Edward T. Curnick
It remained for Aristotle to invent a genuine method of sorting out a licit from an illicit type of argument.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
If that possible hastening is licit the whole action is licit; if it is not permissible it will vitiate the entire action.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

There are three fundamental conditions: 1, the consent; 2, a licit cause; 3, the capacity of the contracting parties.
Elements of Morals|Paul Janet

British Dictionary definitions for licit

licit

/ (ˈlɪsɪt) /

adjective

a less common word for lawful

Derived Forms

licitly, adverblicitness, noun

Word Origin for licit

C15: from Latin licitus permitted, from licēre to be permitted

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