license

  1. Noun.  A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
  2. Noun.  The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
  3. Noun.  Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
  4. Noun.  Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
  5. Noun.  An academic degree, the holder of which is called a licentiate, ranking slightly below doctorate, awarded by certain European and Latin-American universities.
  6. Verb.  The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
  7. Verb.  Authorize officially.

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