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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 578 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LICENCE (through the See also:French from See also:Lat. licentia, licere, to be lawful) , permission, leave, See also:liberty, hence an abuse of liberty, licentiousness; in particular, a formal authority to 'do some lawful See also:act. Such authority may be either verbal or written; when written, the document containing the authority is called a " licence." Many acts, lawful in themselves, are regulated by statutory authority, and licences must be obtained. For the See also:sale of alcoholic liquor see LIQUOR See also:LAWS.

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