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Definition of Licit
1. Adjective. Sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality. "A wife's licit love"
2. Adjective. Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law. "A legitimate government"
Definition of Licit
1. a. Lawful.
Definition of Licit
1. Adjective. Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. ¹
2. Adjective. (legal) Explicitly sanctioned or authorized by law. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Licit
1. lawful [adj] : LICITLY [adv] - See also: lawful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Licit
Literary usage of Licit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... declare this practice merely licit. Besides the practical manuals for the use
of the priests may be mentioned the ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1858)
"the trap, which is the equivalent of the oolitic or Jurassic scries of Europe,
especially the lias. 2. This licit of sandstone is the equivalent of the ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1869)
"... me of tu power to sustain them in the discharge of licit don-, and I am
compelled to appeal to yon to take ..."
4. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1867)
"... give a definite reply at once, but would do so at licit sitting. LEAVE OF
ABSENCE. .... licit ..."
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