She regards her illness as a 'license to treat' other people badly. [=she thinks that because she is ill she can treat other people badly]
He says that if the new law is passed it will give these companies 'a license to print money'.
The gun was not 'licensed' to him. [=he did not have formal permission to own the gun]
(..) Sure you can, if you know how the system works. It's amazing what you can accomplish by mail. Mr. Stevens has a birth certificate... ...driver's license, Social Security. You're shitting me. If they trace any accounts, they'll wind up chasing... ...a figment of my imagination. Well, I'll be damned! (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption
(..) if things had gone on that way... ...this place would have got the best of him. But then, in the spring of ... ...the powers that be decided: The roof of the license-plate factory needs resurfacing. I need a dozen volunteers for a week's work. As you know... ...special detail carries with it (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption