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LICIT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
Example:
a legitimate government
Synonyms:
lawful; legitimate; licit
Classified under:
Similar:
legal (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)
Derivation:
licitness (the quality of strictly conforming to law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality
Example:
a wife's licit love
Classified under:
Antonym:
illicit (contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention)
