To give formal authorization to use.
To give permission or freedom to; accept.
To authorize officially.
To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.
To permit (as grammatically correct).
The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
To ratify; to make valid.
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.