different between licensed vs lawful

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?sn?st/
• Hyphenation: li?censed

Adjective

licensed (not comparable)

1. (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)

   Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.

   1. (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol

      The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.

2. (of an activity) authorized by licence

   Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.

   1. (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.

      Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

Antonyms

• unlicensed

Hyponyms

• GPL-licensed
• tri-licensed

Related terms

Translations

Verb

licensed

1. simple past tense and past participle of license

See also

• licenced

Anagrams

• declines, silenced

English

Alternative forms

• lawfull (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law +? -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l??f?l/
• Rhymes: -??f?l

Adjective

lawful (comparative more lawful, superlative most lawful)

1. (law) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

   Lawful money is always a land asset and can only be issued by an actual land jurisdiction government — not a corporation.

   Synonyms: just, legal, legitimate, licit

   Antonyms: nonlawful, unlawful

2. Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.

Related terms

• lawfully
• lawfulness

Translations

Noun

lawful (plural lawfuls)

1. (role-playing games) A character having a lawful alignment.

Anagrams

• awfull

Middle English

Adjective

lawful

1. Alternative form of laweful