practice permit

Beginner driver authorization

A practice permit is a restricted license allowing someone to learn a skill under supervision before obtaining full credentials.

Most commonly, it refers to a learner's permit for driving—authorizing practice behind the wheel with a licensed adult in the car: She got her practice permit on her sixteenth birthday.

Similar permits exist for other regulated activities requiring supervised training.

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Unconditional permission to proceed

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practice permitprovisional license

Restricted beginner driver credential

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