Key and Licence

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Licence and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Licence" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Licence noun - A legal document giving official permission to do something.

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Key and licence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Licence".

special	special key	special licence
final	final key	final licence

Hector seems to think this gives him licence to try and bully key people in the US into making sure he can keep his drug empire going.

Source: Series / Intelligence (2014)
Features in Licence to Kill and a key point of the plot, as well as the focus of a stunt involving an 18-wheeler going up on 9 wheels.

Source: Cool Guns / Rockets Missiles And Grenade Launchers
As he's sinking under the water, Bond flashes back to several key moments during the franchise's history, including sequences from the films Goldfinger, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Moonraker, Licence to Kill and Die Another Day.

Source: Video Game / 007 Legends

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