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adjective

licensed

given official approval to act

In a sentence

Six example sentences with licensed, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only a licensed practitioner may sign the affidavit, and the registry publishes a searchable list of everyone currently permitted.

    Law

  • The kitchen cannot sell to the public until a licensed inspector signs off, which usually takes about three weeks.

    Cooking

  • Take a licensed taxi from the rank outside arrivals, since drivers without the city badge cannot legally pick you up.

    Travel

  • Only a licensed adviser may recommend the fund, and the regulator lists every name approved to do so online.

    Finance

  • A licensed pharmacist must check each prescription before it leaves the counter, whoever counted the tablets.

    Medicine

  • The city will not connect power until a licensed electrician signs the certificate for the new wiring.

    Architecture

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