no license
Lacking official approval
No license indicates the absence of official permission or authorization.
It appears on software or creative works released without usage restrictions, or describes someone lacking required credentials: He was caught driving with no license.
In digital contexts, "no license" on code means the creator hasn't granted permission to use it—ironically more restrictive than open licenses.
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- piratedCopied without authorization
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- pirate copyIllegally reproduced media
driving without · counterfeit · underground · back alley · black market · gray market · under the table · contraband · permit · registration · expired · revoked · suspended · unregistered · prohibited · driving · software · cracked
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, red light running
- marriage barriersbigamy, prior marriage, lack of consent, duress, underage
no licenselicensed
Granted official permission
authorized · permitted · certified · credentialed · accredited
no licensefull license
Unconditional permission to proceed
carte blanche · permission granted · authorization · clearance · free rein
license, licensed, licensing, licensee, licensor, unlicensed, licentious, licentiate