licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlī-sᵊn-shər 
-ˌshu̇r
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The licensure requirements are unconstitutionally discriminatory and interfere with or delay patients’ right to reproductive freedom, the providers say in their filing.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
On Friday, Moderna said the additional funding will help pay for late-stage development, licensure of the vaccines and expanding clinical studies for additional subtypes of pandemic influenza to prevent other potential public health emergencies.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
The measure would level criminal penalties — as well as the loss of licensure — against sellers who violated it.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The good news is that ongoing education is a requirement for becoming a nurse in Tennessee and obtaining licensure.
—Ethan Stone, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
On Friday, Moderna said the additional funding will help pay for late-stage development, licensure of the vaccines and expanding clinical studies for additional subtypes of pandemic influenza to prevent other potential public health emergencies.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
The measure would level criminal penalties — as well as the loss of licensure — against sellers who violated it.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The good news is that ongoing education is a requirement for becoming a nurse in Tennessee and obtaining licensure.
—Ethan Stone, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Licensure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licensure. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
1
2
: approval of a drug or medical procedure by official or legal authority for use in the practice of medicine
the licensure was based on the results of randomized clinical trials of the vaccine's protective efficacy—E. D. Shapiro et al.
E. D. Shapiro et al.Legal Definition
licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession
also
: the state of being licensed
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