Licence definition

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The definition of licence is another way of spelling license, which is a legal document or other official item giving permission to do something.

An example of a licence is a certificate authorizing a person to practice law in a given state.

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(UK, Canada, Australia) Standard spelling of license.
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(UK, Canada, nonstandard) Alternative form of license.
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Noun

Singular:
licence
Plural:
licences

Origin of licence

  • From Old French licence, from Latin licentia.

    From Wiktionary

Licence Sentence Examples

  • State prohibition had been defeated in 1881 by a vote of 100,000; in 1902 the Anti-Saloon League organized in the state; in 1903 the Watts Law enacted rural prohibition, giving towns local option, under which many of the towns voted " no licence "; and in 1905 severe police regulations were provided for towns in which saloons were licensed.

  • He gained full licence to return in the spring of 1729.

  • In the reserves the trees of commercial value can only be cut under a licence returning a revenue to the state, while unreserved trees can be cut by the natives for home consumption.

  • The faculties of law confer the same degrees in law and also grant certificates of capacity, which enable the holder to practise as an avou; a licence is necessary for the profession of barrister.

  • By the charter of 1194 the burgesses received licence to hold a fair on the vigil, feast and morrow of the Annunciation, and this with the fair on St James's day was confirmed to them by Henry VII.

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