licit

3 definitions found

licit - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Licit \Lic"it\ (l[i^]s"[i^]t), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful,
     from licere: cf. F. licite. See License.]
     Lawful. "Licit establishments." --Carlyle. -- Lic"it*ly,
     adv. -- Lic"it*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

licit - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  licit
      adj 1: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual
             morality; "a wife's licit love" [ant: illicit]
      2: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a
         legitimate government" [syn: lawful, legitimate, licit]

licit - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "licit":
     actionable, admissible, allowable, applicable, approved,
     authorized, competent, constitutional, innocent, judicial,
     juridical, just, justiciable, justifiable, kosher, lawful,
     lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, legitimized,
     licensed, permissible, rightful, sanctionable, sanctioned,
     statutory, valid, warrantable, within the law