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S vs Licit - What's the difference?

s | licit |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective licit is

not forbidden by formal or informal rules.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    licit

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
  • * Undated , (anonymous translator),
  • Let it not be in any way licit to anyone among men to infringe this page of our confirmation, or to contravene it with rash daring.
  • * 1896 ,
  • You seem to have been very much offended because your father talks a little sculduddery after dinner, which it is perfectly licit for him to do, [...]
  • * 2008 , July 27, Jeremy Seabrook, " Obama and the illusion of leadership", The Guardian ,
  • [T]he vanity of efforts to deter humanity from following this licit and highly profitable mobility, clearly indicate the limits of their [leaders'] power.
  • (legal) Explicitly established or constituted by law.
  • * 1913 , Joseph Selinger, "
  • The contract validly made and consummated is dissolved by death alone. However, the Church must determine what is required for a valid and licit marriage contract.

    Usage notes

    * (term) and (valid) are legal terms to be compared, especially in terms of canon law. Something that is (term) (such as a marriage contract), may nonetheless be (invalid), (illegal) or both (for example, a bigamous marriage).

    Synonyms

    * (not forbidden) lawful, appropriate, legit, legitimate * (constituted) established, lawful, legal

    Antonyms

    * (legal) illicit