licit
Collocations
5ADJ.
profitable
VERB + LICIT
following, make
LICIT + NOUN
anyone
PREP.
among, from, in
ADV.
ever, highly, perfectly
Definitions
adj
Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
Undated, Pope Honorius III Solet Annuere (anonymous translator), Let it not be in any way licit to anyone among men to infringe this page of our confirmation, or to contravene it with rash daring.
You seem to have been very much offended because your father talks a little sculduddery after dinner, which it is perfectly licit for him to do, and which (although I am not very fond of it myself) appears to be entirely an affair of taste.
Explicitly established or constituted by law.
The contract validly made and consummated is dissolved by death alone. However, the Church must determine what is required for a valid and licit marriage contract.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Undated, Pope Honorius III Solet Annuere (anonymous translator), Let it not be in any way licit to anyone among men to infringe this page of our confirmation, or to contravene it with rash daring.
WiktionaryYou seem to have been very much offended because your father talks a little sculduddery after dinner, which it is perfectly licit for him to do, and which (although I am not very fond of it myself) ap
Wiktionary[T]he vanity of efforts to deter humanity from following this licit and highly profitable mobility, clearly indicate the limits of their [leaders'] power.
WiktionaryNo circumstance, no purpose, no law whatsoever can ever make licit an act which is intrinsically illicit.
Tatoeba · #2654442