Commit and License

Commit

Commit verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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License and commit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "License" instead a verb "Commit".

License verb - To give official or legal power to.

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Commit and license are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commit" instead a verb "License".

series	commit series	license series
crime	commit crime	license crime

This backfires on him in that he's the only one with a license plate like this, so the cops can find him easily; and the Alt Text suggests his girlfriend gets a similar plate so that she can commit crimes that he'll get blamed for.

Source: Webcomic / xkcd
Perhaps most famous is the second film's insinuation that diplomatic immunity is a license to commit crimes with impunity.

Source: Hollywood Law
Hollywood Law: This movie is the one that insinuates that diplomatic immunity is a license to commit crimes with impunity.

Source: Film / Lethal Weapon

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License and Commit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/license

Commit & License. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/license>.

License or Commit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/license.

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