licit — LICÍT, Ă, liciţi, te, adj. Care este îngăduit, încuviinţat de lege; legal. – Din fr. licite, lat. licitus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 23.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Licit ≠ ilicit, ilegal Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime LICÍT adj. v.… … Dicționar Român
Licit — Lic it (l[i^]s [i^]t), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful, from licere: cf. F. licite. See {License}.] Lawful. Licit establishments. Carlyle. {Lic it*ly}, adv. {Lic it*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
licit — (adj.) late 15c., from M.Fr. licite or directly from L. licitus lawful, pp. of licere be allowed, be lawful (see LICENCE (Cf. licence)). Related: Licitly; licitness … Etymology dictionary
licit — *lawful, legitimate, legal Analogous words: permitted, allowed (see LET): sanctioned, approved (see APPROVE): authorized, licensed (see AUTHORIZE): regulated (see ADJUST) Antonyms: illicit Contrasted words: forbidden, prohibited, interdicted,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
licit — [lis′it] adj. [ME lycite < L licitus, pp. of licere, to be permitted: see LEISURE] permitted; lawful SYN. LEGAL licitly adv. licitness n … English World dictionary
licit — This word (from the Latin licitus, meaning lawful ) means that an action is performed according to all the requirements of canon law. The word licit is contrasted with the word valid : an action may be valid in the sense that the desired… … Glossary of theological terms
licit — adjective /ˈlɪs.ɪt/ a) Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. 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. b) Explicitly sanctioned or authorized by law.… … Wiktionary
licit — legal, lawful, legitimate, licit 1. All four words share the basic meaning ‘conforming to the law’. Something is legal when it is authorized by the law of the land, legitimate when it conforms to custom or common justice, and lawful (a more old… … Modern English usage
licit — See illicit, licit, elicit … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
licit — /ˈlɪsət / (say lisuht) adjective permitted; lawful: *the situation of the baptized person, who has obtained divorce and has contracted a new civil marriage, would end up by being considered admissible and licit. –anon, apostolate in irregular… …
