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

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