An example of a licence is a certificate authorizing a person to practice law in a given state.
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licence
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(countable and uncountable, plural licences)
- (UK, Canada, Australia) standard spelling of license
(third-person singular simple present licences, present participle licencing, simple past and past participle licenced)
- (UK, Canada, nonstandard) Alternative form of license.
- In British and in Canadian English, the noun is spelt licence and the verb is license.
- The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.
From Old French licence, from Latin licentia.
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licence. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/licence
Sentence Examples
- Ordinary for his licence to serve the cure.
- 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.
- Theatres, music halls, concert halls and other places of entertainment are licensed by the County Council, except that the licence for stage-plays is granted by the lord chamberlain under the Theatres Act 1843.
- 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.