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li·cense

(lī′səns)
n.
1.
a. Official or legal permission to engage in a regulated activity: "He believed that the subcommittee gave him license to interrogate anyone about any possible links to communism" (Donald A. Ritchie). See Synonyms at permission.
b. A document, card, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission: a driver's license.
c. A contract allowing someone to use a proprietary product or service: has a site license for that software.
2.
a. Freedom of action or permission to act: "Doctors labeled many of the organs of the immune system 'functionless' ... giving surgeons license to remove them with abandon" (Andrew Weil).
b. Poetic license.
3.
a. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "It is important to preserve freedom only for people who are willing to practice self-denial, for otherwise freedom degenerates into license and irresponsibility" (Milton Friedman).
b. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior, especially with regard to sex: "noir stories of the consequences of sexual license" (Foster Hirsch).
c. An excuse or justification to do something wrong: people who see low-fat labels as a license to eat larger amounts.
tr.v. li·censed, li·cens·ing, li·cens·es
1. To give or yield permission to or for: "Deep down I wondered what licensed me to speak" (Jan Clausen).
2. To grant a license to or for; authorize. See Synonyms at authorize.
[Middle English licence, from Old French, from Medieval Latin licentia, authorization, from Latin, freedom, from licēns, licent-, present participle of licēre, to be permitted.]
li′cens·a·ble adj.
li′cens·er, li′cen·sor′ (-sən-sôr′) n.
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licensed

(ˈlaɪsənst)
adj
1. Brit able to serve alcoholic drinks by virtue of having a licence for this
2. supplied with a proper or necessary licence
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:licensed - given official approval to act]licensed - given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"
authorised, authorized - endowed with authority
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licensed

adjective permitted, allowed, sanctioned, authorized a licensed rifle
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Translations
مُرَخَّص لهُ
oprávněný prodávat alkohol
med spiritusbevilling
engedélyes
meî áfengisleyfi
oprávnený predávať alkohol
ruhsatlı

licensed

[ˈlaɪsənst]
A. ADJ [dealer] → autorizado ; [restaurant, premises] → autorizado para la venta de bebidas alcohólicas
B. CPD licensed trade N → comercio m autorizado, negocio m autorizado
licensed victualler N → vendedor(a) m/f de bebidas alcohólicas
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licensed

[ˈlaɪsənst] adj
(for alcohol) → patenté(e) pour la vente des spiritueux, qui a une patente de débit de boissons
[car] → immatriculé(e); [firearm] → déclaré(e)
to be licensed to do sth [person] → être habilité à faire qch
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licensed

adj
pilot → mit Pilotenschein; taxi driver → mit Taxischein; physician → approbiert ; he’s a licensed pilot → er hat einen Pilotenschein
(= selling alcohol) licensed bar/premises → Lokal nt → mit Schankerlaubnis; fully licensed → mit voller Schankkonzession or -erlaubnis; licensed trade → (konzessionierter) Alkoholhandel; I used to be in the licensed trade → ich war früher Gastwirt ; licensed victualler Lebensmittelhändler mit einer Konzession für den Verkauf von Alkohol; he won’t stay at a hotel unless it’s licensed → er übernachtet nur in Hotels mit Alkoholausschank
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licensed

[ˈlaɪs/ənst] adj (restaurant, premises) → autorizzato/a alla vendita di bevande alcoliche
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licence

(American) license (ˈlaisəns) noun
a (printed) form giving permission to do something (eg to keep a television set etc, drive a car, sell alcohol etc). a driving licence. lisensie رُخْصَه лиценз licença povolení, koncese, oprávnění die Erlaubnis licens; tilladelse; -tilladelse; -kort άδεια licencia, permiso luba گواهی نامه lupa permis רישיון लाइसेंस, स्वेच्छाचार, अतिशयोक्ति dozvola engedély surat izin leyfi; skírteini licenza, permesso 免許 허가서, 면허장 licencija, leidimas licence; patents; atļauja lesen vergunning tillatelse, bevilling, –kort, –lisens licencja, pozwolenie, koncesja د چلولو جوازليك licença per­mis лицензия; удостоверение oprávnenie, koncesia; preukaz dovoljenje dozvola tillstånd, licens, körkort ใบอนุญาต lisans, izin belgesi, ruhsat 許可證 ліцензія; дозвіл اجازت نامہ giấy phép 许可证
ˈlicense verb
to give a licence to or permit. He is licensed to sell alcohol. lisensieer يُرَخِّص، يَمْنَح إجازَه лицензирам ter licença povolit amtlich genehmigen give tilladelse εξουσιοδοτώ, χορηγώ άδεια autorizar, dar permiso lubama مجوز دادن myöntää lupa autoriser לְהַרשוֹת, לַתֵת רִישׁיוֹן लाइसेंस देना dati dozvolu engedélyez memberi izin hafa heimild/leyfi autorizzare 許可する 인가하다 duoti licenciją, leisti dot licenci/patentu/atļauju memberi lesen een vergunning verlenen ha/gi tillatelse til upoważnić د جوازليك وكول ter licença a autoriza выдавать лицензию povoliť odobriti dozvola bevilja (ge) ngn licens (tillstånd, spriträttigheter), licensiera อนุญาต ruhsat vermek 准許 давати дозвіл; давати ліцензію سند جاری کرنا cấp phép 准许
ˈlicensed adjective
(of a shop, hotel etc) legally allowed to sell alcohol to customers. a licensed grocer. gelisensieerd مُرَخَّص لهُ лицензиран legalizado oprávněný prodávat alkohol konzessioniert med spiritusbevilling; autoriseret που διαθέτει νόμιμη άδεια για πώληση αλκοόλ con licencia alkoholimüügiõigusega مجاز omistaa anniskeluoikeudet qui détient une licence (de) מורשה अनुज्ञप्त ovlašten engedélyes punya izin með áfengisleyfi (autorizzato alla vendita di alcolici) 酒類販売免許の 면허를 받은 turintis teisę pardavinėti alkoholį licenzēts (ar tiesībām pārdot alkoholu) berlesen met drankvergunning med skjenkerett/bevilling koncesjonowany قانونى،مشروع legalizado autorizat (să vândă băuturi alco­olice) имеющий лицензию на торговлю спиртными напитками oprávnený predávať alkohol ki ima licenco ovlašćen med spriträttigheter (fullständiga rättigheter) ที่ได้รับอนุญาต ruhsatlı 得到許可的 той, що має ліцензію на продаж алкоголю سند یافتہ được cấp phép 得到许可的
licenˈsee noun
a person to whom a licence (especially to keep a licensed hotel or public house) has been given. lisensiehouer المُرَخَّص، شَخْص حامِل إجازَه лицензант licenciado majitel, -ka koncese der Konzessionsinhaber licensindehaver εξουσιοδοτημένος, αυτός που του έχει δοθεί νόμιμη άδεια concesionario loa omanik دارنده جواز luvanhaltija détenteur/-trice d'une licence/d'un permis בַּעַל רִישיוֹן लाइसेंसधारी व्यक्ति ovlaštena osoba főleg: italmérési engedéllyel rendelkező személy pemegang izin leyfishafi (chi ha una licenza), (chi ha un permesso) 許可を受けた人 면허를 받은 사람 licencijos turėtojas licences/ patenta/ atļaujas īpašnieks pemegang lesen vergunninghouder bevillingshaver, lisenshaver właściciel koncesji جواز لرونكى com licença deţinător al unei auto­ri­za­ţii de a vinde băuturi alcoolice лицо, имеющее разрешение на торговлю спиртными напитками majiteľ, -ka koncesie lastnik licence osoba koja je dobila licencu licensinnehavare, person med spriträttigheter ผู้ได้รับอนุญาต ruhsat sahibi kimse 領有許可證者 особа, що має ліцензію на продаж алкоголю جس نے لائی سنس حاصل کیا ہو người được phép 领有许可证者
licence is a noun: a licence (not license) to sell alcohol.
license is a verb: licensed (not licenced) to drive a goods vehicle.
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Secondly, let there be certain persons licensed, to lend to known merchants, upon usury at a higher rate; and let it be with the cautions following.
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But the rulers of England, ever since printing had been introduced, had thought otherwise, and by law no book could be printed until it had been licensed, and no man might set up a printing press without permission from Government.
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Then, in 1900, the Post Office tossed aside all obligations to the licensed company, and threw open the door to a free-for-all competition.
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He passed the whole hundred and fifty, though the Emily was only licensed for forty, and the Flibberty- Gibbet for thirty-five."
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Here sat Wamba, with a small table before him, his heels tucked up against the bar of the chair, his cheeks sucked up so as to make his jaws resemble a pair of nut-crackers, and his eyes half-shut, yet watching with alertness every opportunity to exercise his licensed foolery.
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Don't let him lie around, licensed and legal, to pounce upon our youth.
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Having infused by persistent importunities some sort of heat into the chilly interest of several licensed victuallers (the acquaintances once upon a time of her late unlucky husband), Mrs Verloc's mother had at last secured her admission to certain almshouses founded by a wealthy innkeeper for the destitute widows of the trade.
The names were principally the names of licensed victuallers - "poor daddy's friends, my dear." She enlarged with special appreciation on the kindness and condescension of a large brewer, a Baronet and an M.
KARACHI -- Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), has cancelled and suspended licenses of 11 different licensed architects and engineers.
SCBA cancels, suspends licenses of architects, engineers
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) released a Statistical Report on Building Licenses for the Fourth Quarter 2009 which indicates that the total number of building licenses issued in the West Bank was 1,482.<p>They were distributed as follows: 839 licenses for new buildings, 305 licenses for additions to licensed buildings, 62 licenses for additions and existing parts, 262 licenses for existing buildings and 14 licenses for existing extensions.
Statistical Report on Building Licenses

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