Definition: 1. Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 2. Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech. 3. A legal document giving official permission to do something. 4. Authorize officially.
Use 'licence' in a sentence:
1. If you have never held a driving licence before, you should apply for a provisional licence.
2. The Board is scrupulous in its consideration of all applications for licences.
3. The company has applied to the FDA for a licence to sell the drug.
4. They were incinerating hazardous waste without a licence.
5. To rent a car you must produce a passport and a current driving licence.
6. Running a television company may no longer be a licence to print money, but it is still highly rewarding.
7. It was time, she thought, to resort to a little poetic licence.
8. He is now the proud possessor of a driving licence.
9. James lost his licence for six months.
10. Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving.
11. 'Haven't you got your driver's licence?' — 'No.'
12. First-time licence holders have to work under supervision.
13. Google will be able to display up to 20% of orphan works for free, include them in its subscription deals to libraries and sell them to individual buyers under the consumer licence.
14. This licence would not allow him to trade as a plc.
15. You need an HGV licence for this job.
16. Scientific publishing is seen as "a licence to print money" partly because its funding has enjoyed a steady increase.
17. You are not allowed to bring plants in from further afield without a licence.
18. It transpired that Paolo had left his driving licence at home.
19. It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981.
20. The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.
21. It transpired that Kareem had left his driving licence at home.
22. He lost his licence for six months.
23. Lack of punishment seems to give youngsters licence to break the law.
24. Have you got a driving licence?
25. He saw the shooting and memorized the licence plate of the assassin's car.
26. When does your driving licence expire?
27. She took out a driving licence.
28. She was chancing her luck driving without a licence.
29. A crucial element in these courses is the ability to gain a licence to drive a forklift or a heavy vehicle.
30. The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence.
31. What does the open source licence mean?
32. He hadn't paid his television licence fee.
33. I soon learnt to read the licence plates' prefixes.
34. You risk having your licence endorsed.
35. For failing to report the accident, his licence was endorsed.
36. He also had his licence endorsed with eight penalty points.
37. That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to fly.
38. He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
39. The judge fined the man and suspended his licence.
40. All that stuff about catching giant fish was just a bit of poetic licence.
41. The government revoked her husband's licence to operate migrant labour crews.
42. The licence can be renewed on expiry.
43. He is prevented by law from holding a licence.
44. Is there a licence fee?
45. You can hire these from most car hire firms, provided you have a clean driving licence.
46. You need a licence to fish in this river.
47. Partition would give licence to other aggressors in other conflicts.
48. To hire a car you must produce a passport and a current driving licence.
49. He did not hold a firearms licence.
50. Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot's licence.
