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Licensing

License \Li"cense\ (l[imac]"sens), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Licensed (l[imac]"senst); p. pr. & vb. n. Licensing.] To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach.
--Milton.
--Shak.

Syn: licence, certify. [1913 Webster]

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vb. (present participle of license English)

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Usage examples of "licensing".

Pennsylvania statute providing for the licensing and bonding of all milk dealers and fixing a minimum price to be paid producers, as applied to a dealer purchasing milk within the State for shipment to points outside it.

Virginia, bringing in materials, supplies, and machinery from without the State, the Court held that local business was involved, separate and distinct from interstate commerce, and subject to the licensing power of the State.

Even today, a licensing requirement will bring judicial condemnation more surely than any other form of restriction.

Supreme Court has struck down licensing ordinances, even in respect of a form of communication which may be prohibited entirely.

In limiting the use of its highways for intrastate transportation for hire, a State reasonably may provide that carriers who have furnished adequate, responsible, and continuous service over a given route from a specified date in the past shall be entitled to licenses as a matter of right, but that the licensing of those whose service over the route began later than the date specified shall depend upon public convenience and necessity.

Prompt protection of the public in such instances is said to outweigh the advantages of a slower procedure, retarded by previous notice and hearing, and to require that the person adversely affected seek his remedy from the Court via a petition to review or to enjoin the decision of the licensing authorities.

However, even if we accept the argument that safety is more important than freedom, what effect do gun licensing laws actually have on our safety?

Their chief concern was thwarting rebellion - the one purpose for which gun licensing is genuinely effective.

Is there, in fact, any freedom that we enjoy in this country that could not be seen as potentially dangerous and thus in need of government oversight through a licensing system?

Once we have submitted to universal licensing, registration, and background checks, will we be helpless to prevent the next step: confiscation?

Sarah Brady - do not appear to have retreated one step from their commitment to universal licensing and registration of firearms.

Uniform Resource Identifier, if any, that Licensor specifies to be associated with the Work, unless such URI does not refer to the copyright notice or licensing information for the Work.

Other leakage mechanisms include external licensing and departing employees.

Open Innovation companies use licensing extensively to create and extend markets for their technology.

Firms can create and capture value from their new technology in three basic ways: through incorporating the technology in their current businesses, through licensing the technology to other firms, or through launching new ventures that exploit the technology in new business arenas.