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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How to use licence in a sentence?

1. Lord Thomson of Fleet:

   Like having your own licence to print money.

2. Kasim Alfalahi:

   Apple continues to profit from Ericsson's technology without having a valid licence in place, our technology is used in many features and functionality of today's communication devices. We are confident the courts in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands will be able to help us resolve this matter in a fair manner.

3. Buckingham Palace:

   After careful consideration The Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving licence.

4. Peter Ruecker:

   He had a lot of friends, he wasn't a loner, he was integrated in the group. Our club is mostly made up of young people who learn how to fly gliders and then get their licence and then perhaps, like was the case with him, to make the jump into commercial aviation.

5. Nicolas Faller:

   With the licence, we will sell (our products) in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia as well, even in Japan.