What is "artistic license"

n. (alternative spelling of artistic licence English)

Artistic license (also known as Artistic Licence in the UK, art licenselo, historical license, dramatic license, poetic license, narrative license, licentia poetica, or simply license) is a colloquial term, sometimes an euphemism, used to denote the distortion of fact, alteration of the conventions of grammar or language, or rewording of pre-existing text made by an artist in the name of art.