different between permitted vs licit
permitted
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??m?t?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??m?t?d/
Verb
permitted
- simple past tense and past participle of permit
permitted From the web:
- what permitted mean
- what permitted immigration from mexico
- what permitted the cambrian explosion
- what permitted development
- does permitted mean allowed
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- what does legally permitted mean
licit
English
Etymology
From Latin licitus (“lawful”), perfect participle of licet (“[it] is permitted”, impersonal verb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?s.?t/
- Rhymes: -?s?t
Adjective
licit (comparative more licit, superlative most licit)
- Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- Undated, Pope Honorius III Solet Annuere (anonymous translator),
- Let it not be in any way licit to anyone among men to infringe this page of our confirmation, or to contravene it with rash daring.
- 1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Weir of Hermiston, Chapter 4
- You seem to have been very much offended because your father talks a little sculduddery after dinner, which it is perfectly licit for him to do, [...]
- 2008, July 27, Jeremy Seabrook, "Obama and the illusion of leadership", The Guardian,
- [T]he vanity of efforts to deter humanity from following this licit and highly profitable mobility, clearly indicate the limits of their [leaders'] power.
- Undated, Pope Honorius III Solet Annuere (anonymous translator),
- (law) Explicitly established or constituted by law.
- 1913, Joseph Selinger, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage"
- The contract validly made and consummated is dissolved by death alone. However, the Church must determine what is required for a valid and licit marriage contract.
- 1913, Joseph Selinger, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage"
Usage notes
- Licit and valid are legal terms to be compared, especially in terms of canon law. Something that is licit (such as a marriage contract), may nonetheless be invalid, illegal or both (for example, a bigamous marriage), or vice versa.
Synonyms
- (not forbidden): lawful, appropriate, legit, legitimate
- (constituted): established, lawful, legal
Antonyms
- (legal): illicit
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French licite, from Latin licitus.
Adjective
licit m or n (feminine singular licit?, masculine plural lici?i, feminine and neuter plural licite)
- lawful
Declension
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