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What (who) is licit - definition
Licit
·adj Lawful.
licit
['l?s?t]
¦ adjective not forbidden; lawful.
Derivatives
licitly adverb
Origin
C15: from L. licitus 'allowed', from licere 'allow'.
illicit
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Illicit (disambiguation)
An illicit activity or substance is not allowed by law or the social customs of a country.
Dante clearly condemns illicit love.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Examples of use of licit
1. Opium exports were equivalent to 50 % of Afghanistan‘s licit gross domestic product.
2. With security restored, the farmers of Helmand could rebuild their province and return to licit crops.
3. "The line between North Korea‘s licit and illicit money is nearly invisible," he said.
4. For many people in the business community, the line between the licit and the illicit is a blur.
5. Diversion from the licit to the illicit market occurs much more easily with opium than concentrate of poppy straw, as the Indian example shows us.