Answer: licences

AnswerCrossword Clue
LICENCESAutomobile musts: Var.
LICENCESPermits, British style
licencesFormal or official permission to do something
licencesFreedom to behave as one wishes, esp. in a way that results in excessive or unacceptable behavior
licencesLICENCE, to issue or grant authoritative permission to, also LICENSE
licencesA writer's or artist's freedom to deviate from fact or from conventions such as grammar, meter, or perspective, for effect
licencesA permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (esp. in alcoholic beverages)
licencesA reason or excuse to do something wrong or excessive