licence
Permission to operate
Licence is the British spelling of license when it is a noun.
Formal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- grantBestow or award money
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
clearance · permit · entitlement · dispensation · exemption · warrant · endorsement · ratification
Formal written attestation
- permitOfficial written authorization
- IDIdentity document abbreviation
- credentialProof of qualification
- registrationFormal recording of participation
card · paperwork · documentation · papers · validation · proof · pass · badge
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
oversight · revocation · suspension · renewal · application · fee · requirement · restriction
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- practisingRepeated skill refinement
bar · medical · nursing · teaching · driving · pilot · contractor · firearms
Absence of unjust constraint
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- leewayPermissible margin of freedom
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
free rein · carte blanche · room · scope · looseness · slack · indulgence · laxity
Official permission to practice
- degreeUnit of measurement
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- baccalaureateFirst college degree
postgraduate · thesis · examination · conferral · graduation
Excessive disregard for morality
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- libertinismUnrestrained indulgence in pleasure
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- wantonnessUnrestrained immoral behavior
dissipation · profligacy · abandon · indecency · dissolution · depravity · impropriety · looseness
authorization
Formal permission granted
sanction · clearance · permit · entitlement · dispensation · exemption · warrant · endorsement · ratification · allowance
certificate
Formal written attestation
- permitOfficial written authorization
- IDIdentity document abbreviation
- credentialProof of qualification
registration · card · paperwork · documentation · papers · validation · proof · pass · badge · tag
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
inspection · oversight · revocation · suspension · renewal · application · fee · requirement · restriction · condition
certification
Attestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
practising · bar · medical · nursing · teaching · driving · pilot · contractor · firearms · liquor
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- leewayPermissible margin of freedom
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
discretion · free rein · carte blanche · room · scope · looseness · slack · indulgence · laxity · margin
licensure
Official permission to practice
- degreeUnit of measurement
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
baccalaureate · postgraduate · thesis · examination · conferral · graduation
licentiousness
Excessive disregard for morality
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- libertinismUnrestrained indulgence in pleasure
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
wantonness · dissipation · profligacy · abandon · indecency · dissolution · depravity · impropriety · looseness · intemperance
- UK ServicesNHS, council tax, passport office, local councils, state pension
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- spellingscolour, color, favour, favor, honour
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- fichierstxt, pdf, doc, mp3, zip
- French Educationlycee, baccalaureate, classes, college, rector
licenceprohibition
Authoritative legal ban
ban · restriction · bar · interdiction · revocation
licencerestraint
Control over impulses
self-control · moderation · discipline · decorum · propriety
licenceliteralism
Exact meaning only
fidelity · accuracy · strictness · exactness · faithfulness
- driver's licenseOfficial driving permit
- license plateVehicle identification marker
- artistic licenceCreative deviation from accuracy
- vanity license platePersonalized vehicle registration tag
- drivers licenseState-issued motoring authorization
- marriage licenseLegal authorization to wed
license, licensed, unlicensed, licenses, licentious, licences, licenced, licencing, licentiate