Synonyms for licence
ˈlaɪ sənsli·cence

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1. license, licencenoun

   excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

   "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke

   Synonyms:
   license, permission, permit

2. license, licencenoun

   freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

   Synonyms:
   license, permission, permit

3. license, licence, permitverb

   a legal document giving official permission to do something

   Synonyms:
   license, permission, permit

4. license, licence, certifyverb

   authorize officially

   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

   Synonyms:
   indorse, demonstrate, license, evidence, attest, manifest, certify, endorse

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1. List of paraphrases for "licence":

   license, licences, licensing, permit, licenses, permits, certificate, licensed, leave, bachelor, approval, permission, licentiate, authorisation, authorization, allowed, permitted, licencing, certificates, licensee, enabled, licencia, unlicensed

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1. Dexter Hsu:

   None of them possesses the requisite licence, they will need a licence to stay in this business.

2. John Sherrington:

   It seems extraordinary that a licence should be sought for a radical new technique affecting future generations without first conducting a clinical trial, there are also serious ethical objections to this procedure which involves the destruction of human embryos as part of the process.

3. Luka Mucic:

   Such contracts become profitable over time. In the long term, they can definitely become more profitable than our classic licence sales.

4. De Kerchove:

   It's like driving a car without a licence, you don't have to demonstrate the intention of the driver or where the car is going.

5. Lord Thomson of Fleet:

   Like having your own licence to print money.