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. Nicky Morgan:

   As we move into an increasingly digital age ... the time has come to think carefully about how we make sure the TV licence fee remains relevant.

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. Commerce Ministry:

   Even as government of India is conscious of the need to spur innovation and protect individual rights, it retains the sovereign right to utilize the flexibilities provided in the international (IP rights) regime, it may be noted that to date, there has been only one case of compulsory licence in India and that too after a well-thought out and laid down process, which was subsequently upheld right up to the highest Court of the land.

4. An Egyptian man:

   They were transported in a white minibus with police licence plates.

5. The BBC:

   We are funded by the British public through the licence fee.