n. 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

n. a legal document giving official permission to do something

n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

n. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

v. authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

n. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

n. a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

n. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"

n. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

n. right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

v. render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

v. authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized"

n. the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"

n. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

n. the act of refusing

v. cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China"

v. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"