If something that you own or use is licensed, you have official permission to own it or use it. While searching the house they discovered an unlicensed shotgun and a licensed rifle
This indicates that a Judge has progressed from Apprentice to Provisional to Licensed status Some Judges may only be Provisional and are designated by an * beside the breed(s) to be judged (ASFA)
Means recognition and approval by the appropriate State or local authority approving institutions or programs in specialized areas Licensing generally relates to established minimum public standards of safety, sanitation, staffing, and equipment, as they relate to the construction, maintenance, and operation of a health or educational facility, rather than to the academic, instructional, or medical standards for these institutions Licensing may be required for educational or public health programs such as occupational training, physical or mental health rehabilitation services, or nursing care Licenses frequently must be renewed at periodic intervals
If you are licensed to do something, you have official permission from the government or from the authorities to do it. There were about 250 people on board, about 100 more than the ferry was licensed to carry. a licensed doctor
Indicates the company is incorporated (or chartered) in another state but is a licensed (admitted) insurer for this state to write specific lines of business for which it qualifies