1. (noun)license, licence, permit a legal document giving official permission to do something Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit
2. (noun)license, licence freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit
3. (noun)license, licence excessive freedom; lack of due restraint Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit
4. (verb)license, permission, permit the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit
1. license In general terms, it may be said that freedom is absolute, liberty relative; freedom is the absence of restraint, liberty is primarily the removal or avoidance of restraint; in its broadest s Synonyms: liberty, emancipation, freedom, independence, license Antonyms: captivity, imprisonment, oppression, slavery, compulsion, necessity, serfdom, superstition, constraint, obligation, servitude, thraldom