Meaning : Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech).
Synonyms : licence
Meaning : Excessive freedom. Lack of due restraint.
Example :
When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.
The intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum.
Synonyms : licence
Meaning : The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
Synonyms : permission, permit
Meaning : Authorize officially.
Example :
I am licensed to practice law in this state.
Cause to be no longer approved or accepted.
Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China.