A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.

Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).

Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.

Short for driver's license.

To authorize officially.

(transitive) Give formal authorization or acquire authorization, usually in exchange for compensation, to use a piece of intellectual property.

(transitive) To give permission or freedom to; accept.

(linguistics, transitive) To permit (as grammatically correct).