Wondering how to use Licit in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as illicit or lawful.
Licit in a sentence
Licit meaning
- Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- Explicitly established or constituted by law.
Synonyms of Licit
Using Licit
- The main meaning on this page is: Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. | Explicitly established or constituted by law.
- Useful related words include: illicit, lawful, legitimate, legal.
Context around Licit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Licit
- In this selection, "licit" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, comp, tube, illicit, drugs and sail stand out and add context to how "licit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at which licit drugs of and being comp licit in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "licit" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with licit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But, there are divergent views on whether it is licit to do so. (13 words)
In the latter role, he linked organization activities and provided research support for publications on licit/illicit substance abuse prevention policy, and countering industry-led Tobacco Institute marketing efforts. (29 words)
The US government's own National Institute on Drug Abuse states that "some research suggests that marijuana use is likely to precede use of other licit and illicit substances". (29 words)
Rhodes University political lecturer Mike Mavura opines that Mnangagwa’s government, accused of being comp licit in the shootings, may lack the appetite to institute the findings of the commission if they are damning and politically inconvenient. (37 words)
Increasing the age at which licit drugs of abuse such as alcohol can be purchased, the banning or restricting advertising of alcohol has been recommended as additional ways of reducing the harm of alcohol dependence and abuse. (37 words)
Luciani added, "Getting down, however, to the act in itself, and good faith aside, the moral problem which is posed is: is extrauterine fertilization in vitro or in a test tube, licit?.. (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
In the latter role, he linked organization activities and provided research support for publications on licit/illicit substance abuse prevention policy, and countering industry-led Tobacco Institute marketing efforts.
The US government's own National Institute on Drug Abuse states that "some research suggests that marijuana use is likely to precede use of other licit and illicit substances".
Rhodes University political lecturer Mike Mavura opines that Mnangagwa’s government, accused of being comp licit in the shootings, may lack the appetite to institute the findings of the commission if they are damning and politically inconvenient.
But, there are divergent views on whether it is licit to do so.
Increasing the age at which licit drugs of abuse such as alcohol can be purchased, the banning or restricting advertising of alcohol has been recommended as additional ways of reducing the harm of alcohol dependence and abuse.
Luciani added, "Getting down, however, to the act in itself, and good faith aside, the moral problem which is posed is: is extrauterine fertilization in vitro or in a test tube, licit?..
Related and similar examples The pioneering French syntactician Lucien Tesnière came up with the French language sentence "Le silence vertébral indispose la voile licite" ("The vertebral silence indisposes the licit sail").