licit
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See also: líčit
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin licitus (“lawful”), perfect participle of licet (“[it] is permitted”, impersonal verb).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]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, “Chapter 4”, in Weir of Hermiston:
- 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”, in The Guardian[1]:
- [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.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- (not forbidden): lawful, appropriate, legit, legitimate
- (constituted): established, lawful, legal
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “legal”): illicit
Translations
[edit]not forbidden
legal term
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French licite, from Latin licitus.
Adjective
[edit]licit m or n (feminine singular licită, masculine plural liciți, feminine and neuter plural licite)
Declension
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