definition of
licence

[1] #1 licence n. [license] excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke. wn

[2] #2 licence v. [license, certify] authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state". wn

[3] #3 licence n. [license] freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech). wn

[4] #4 licence n. [license, permit] a legal document giving official permission to do something. wn