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• a legal document giving official permission to do something

  synonym	licensepermit
  exemplifies	Australian spellingBritish spellingCanadian spelling
  domain topic	jurisprudencelaw
  hypernym	instrumentlegal documentlegal instrumentofficial document
  hyponym	boating licensebuilding permitdriver's licencedriver's licensedriving licencedriving licensefishing licencefishing licensefishing permitgame licensehunting licencehunting licensehunting permitlearner's permitletter of mark and reprisalletter of marqueletters of marqueliberty chitliquor licenceliquor licensemarriage licencemarriage licenseoccupation licenceoccupation licensepasswedding licencewedding license

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

  synonym	license
  exemplifies	Australian spellingBritish spellingCanadian spelling
  hypernym	liberty
  hyponym	poetic license

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

  synonym	license
  derivation	licentious
  exemplifies	Australian spellingBritish spellingCanadian spelling
  hypernym	liberty
  hyponym	guerrilla warfaremarauding

• authorize officially

  synonym	certifylicense
  derivation	licensee
  exemplifies	Australian spellingBritish spellingCanadian spelling
  entails	approveO.K.okaysanction
  hypernym	authoriseauthorizeclearpass
  hyponym	accreditcharterfranchiserecogniserecognize