non licet
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of non licet
First recorded in 1615–25, non licet is from Latin nōn licet “it is not allowed”
Example Sentences
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Sed tu insulsa male ac molesta vivis, Per quam non licet esse negligentem.'
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Quod licet ingratum est, quod non licet acrius urit.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
Hic saltem, hic vobis non licet esse lupis.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
"Nay, distinguendum est inter et inter," replied the other; "quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi!"
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
Novus ille Sacerdos Per quem impune Deo non licet esse Deum.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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