self-licensing

English

Etymology

self- + licensing

Noun

self-licensing (uncountable)

  1. The act of giving oneself permission or license to do something.
  2. (psychology) The subconscious phenomenon where, having previously done a good deed, a person is more likely to allow themselves to act in an immoral way.
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