licit

[ lis-it ]

/ ˈlɪs ɪt /

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adjective

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.

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Origin of licit

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

Related formslic·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 Formslicitly, adverblicitness, noun

Word Origin for licit

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

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Word Origin and History for licit

licit

adj.

late 15c., from Middle French licite or directly from Latin licitus "lawful," past participle of licere "be allowed, be lawful" (see licence). Related: Licitly; licitness.

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licit

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