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. Buckingham Palace:

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

2. David Elleray:

   We wanted to bring some common sense to the laws, to reflect what football expects the referees to do today and eliminate the confusion in the game, we are giving referees the licence to be closer to the understanding and spirit of the game. We have to move forward. Everyone believes we have been talking too long about these changes and now we have to see what benefits they will bring.

3. 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.

4. An Egyptian man:

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

5. Dexter Hsu:

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