Definitions for licence
ˈlaɪ sənsli·cence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

2. license, licencenoun

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

3. license, licence, permitverb

   a legal document giving official permission to do something

4. license, licence, certifyverb

   authorize officially

   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

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1. Licence

   A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit).A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreement between those parties. In the case of a license issued by a government, the license is obtained by applying for it. In the case of a private party, it is by a specific agreement, usually in writing (such as a lease or other contract). The simplest definition is "A license is a promise not to sue," because a license usually either permits the licensed party to engage in an activity which is illegal, and subject to prosecution, without the license (e.g. fishing, driving an automobile, or operating a broadcast radio or television station), or it permits the licensed party to do something that would violate the rights of the licensing party (e.g. make copies of a copyrighted work), which, without the license, the licensed party could be sued, civilly, criminally, or both. In particular, a license may be issued by authorities, to allow an activity that would otherwise be forbidden. It may require paying a fee or proving a capability (or both). The requirement may also serve to keep the authorities informed on a type of activity, and to give them the opportunity to set conditions and limitations. A licensor may grant a license under intellectual property laws to authorize a use (such as copying software or using a patented invention) to a licensee, sparing the licensee from a claim of infringement brought by the licensor. A license under intellectual property commonly has several components beyond the grant itself, including a term, territory, renewal provisions, and other limitations deemed vital to the licensor. Term: many licenses are valid for a particular length of time. This protects the licensor should the value of the license increase, or market conditions change. It also preserves enforceability by ensuring that no license extends beyond the term of the agreement. Territory: a license may stipulate what territory the rights pertain to. For example, a license with a territory limited to "North America" (Mexico/United States/Canada) would not permit a licensee any protection from actions for use in Japan. Again, a shorthand definition of license is "a promise by the licensor not to sue the licensee". That means without a license any use or exploitation of intellectual property by a third party would amount to copying or infringement. Such copying would be improper and could, by using the legal system, be stopped if the intellectual property owner wanted to do so.Intellectual property licensing plays a major role in business, academia and broadcasting. Business practices such as franchising, technology transfer, publication and character merchandising entirely depend on the licensing of intellectual property. Land licensing (proprietary licensing) and IP licensing.

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1. licence

   A licence is an official permit or authorization granted by an authority, allowing an individual or organization to do, use, or own something that would otherwise be illegal or prohibited. This can include activities such as driving a vehicle, selling alcohol or owning a software.

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1. licence

   An official document giving permission for a specific purpose.

   We have driving licences and dog licenses.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

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1. Licence

   Licence vs. License -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Licence and License.

Matched Categories

1. • Authorize

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'licence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2953

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'licence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2211

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'licence' in Nouns Frequency: #1044

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How to pronounce licence?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say licence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of licence in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of licence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of licence in a Sentence

1. Lisa Funnell:

   Marriage is unsustainable in the franchise. James Bond gets married; his wife gets killed. In 'Licence to Kill,' Felix Leiter, his CIA ally, gets married, and his wife gets killed.

2. Mayor Khan:

   I believe everyone must play by the same rules, no matter how big or powerful they are, uber has been put on probation – their 15 month licence has a clear set of conditions that TfL will thoroughly monitor and enforce.

3. Adbou Karim Sall:

   Senegal has decided on Monday November 16 to launch the bid for the 4G licence.

4. Bonang Mohale:

   Capital is mobile and is looking for the best commercial terms everywhere else in the world, we were hoping that we would have had a licence (for Karoo) in 36 months.

5. Peter Ruecker:

   He had a lot of friends, he wasn't a loner, he was integrated in the group. Our club is mostly made up of young people who learn how to fly gliders and then get their licence and then perhaps, like was the case with him, to make the jump into commercial aviation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=licence
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=licence