˜yÐÄvlog

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licence

[ lahy-suhns ]

noun

  1. Chiefly British. a variant of license.


licence

/ ˈ±ô²¹Éª²õÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something
  2. formal permission or exemption
  3. liberty of action or thought; freedom
  4. intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effect

    poetic licence

  5. excessive freedom
  6. licentiousness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of licence1

C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed
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Recent changes in legislation, designed in part to protect rivers in the face of climate change, mean licences are now required, restricting the amount of water that can be taken.

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The mayor said he was "delighted" the government was looking to review his licencing powers alongside the Greater London Authority.

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Women's Super League teams use a variety of grounds across the season but all pitches meet the minimum elite standards required by the league licence.

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He was returned to prison six weeks later after it was found he had breached his licence conditions by allegedly viewing downloaded images of children.

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This contains people's core documents such as passport, identity card and drivers' licence.

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