to give sb licence to do sth or to give licence to sb to do sth or to give sb a licence to do sth放纵某人做…
'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.“撤回指控是在放纵种族主义者杀人。”吉姆的婶婶说道。
The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals.非洲国民大会称宵禁使得警察像猎杀动物一样恣意搜捕民众。