| noun | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
| noun | freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) |
| noun | excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; - Will Durant; - Edmund Burke “when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near” |
| noun | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
| verb | authorize officially “I am licensed to practice law in this state” |
| license | verb | authorize officially |
| permit | verb | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
| licence | verb | authorize officially |
| licentious | adjective | lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained |
| license | noun | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
| licensee | noun | someone to whom a license is granted |
| licenser | noun | an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications) |
| licence | noun | freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) |
| certificatory | adjective | serving to certify or endorse authoritatively |
| certification | noun | a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts |