permit

permit
per·mit /'pər-ˌmit, pər-'mit/ n: a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
a building permit

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

permit
I noun affirmation, approbation, approval, authority, authorization, carte blanche, certificate, charter, confirmation, document granting permission, fiat, grant, leave, legalization, license, pass, passport, patent, permission, privilege, sanction, ticket of leave, visa, voucher, warrant associated concepts: license II verb accord one's approval, agree to, allow, approve, approve of, assent, authorize, award assent, be in favor of, be indulgent of, confer a privilege, consent, empower, enable, entitle, facilitate, give clearance, give consent, give leave, give opportunity for, give permission, give power, grant permission, have no objection, let, license, make possible, remove the obstacles, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrant, yield assent III index abide, accede (concede), allow (authorize), allow (endure), approval, assent, authorize, bear (tolerate), bestow, capacity (authority), certify (approve), charge (empower), charter (license), charter (sanction), concede, concession (authorization), condone, confirm, consent (noun), consent (verb), copyright, dispensation (exception), empower, enable, enfranchise, exemption, franchise (license), freedom, grant (concede), invest (vest), key (passport), leave (allow to remain), license, palliate (excuse), patent, qualify (meet standards), receive (permit to enter), recognize (acknowledge), sanction (permission), sanction, tolerate, vouchsafe, warrant (authorization), yield (submit)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


permit
v.
To authorize or consent to something; to allow.
n.
An official document authorizing someone to do something.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


permit
A license or other document given by an authorized public official or agency — for example, a building inspector or the department of motor vehicles — that allows a person or business to perform certain acts. Permits are intended to guarantee that laws and regulations are obeyed, but they also are a source of public revenue.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Name, Location & Licenses
Category: Real Estate & Rental Property

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

permit
   1) v. to allow by silence, agreement or giving a license.
   2) n. a license or other document given by an authorized public official or agency (building inspector, department of motor vehicles) to allow a person or business to perform certain acts. These can include building a structure, using a building, driving on the highway, conducting a retail business, and dozens of other activities. The purpose of permits is supposedly to guarantee that laws and regulations have been obeyed, but they also are a source of public revenue.
   See also: license

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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