Definition of artistic license
artistic license 
noun - uncountable
- the bending of truth for the sake of art.
Citation from "Chapter 13", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 7 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Jan 13 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 13 2012.
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| Definitions include: disparaging term for something or someone artful. | |
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