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impermissibility

impermissibility

9.7
The state of something not being allowed by rules or law
  • noun
  • /ˌɪmpərˌmɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Formal
translation icon : inadmisibilidad
  • Most importantly, the statement emphasizes the impermissibility of accusing other Muslims of being heretics, an act that is often encouraged and practiced by hate-mongering clerics and Internet "scholars" who train under the "renowned" Shaykh Google.

Examples

  • Recall that the regulative character of the categorical imperative is apparent in the procedures for testing the permissibility or impermissibility of maxims.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The Church Fathers weren't unanimous on much of anything, but there was—and always has been—a broad consensus regarding the impermissibility of all forms of contraception.

    Blog text (30)
  • One of the conventions in the census, even today, is the "impermissibility of fractions," or to put it the other way round, a mirage-like integrity of the body.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the 1981 apostolic letter Familiaris consortio, there is a comment on the impermissibility of the divorced and remarried receiving Holy Communion.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The moral optimality of such compliance will extenuate but not eliminate the breach of duty involved; it will therefore not eliminate the impermissibility of the compliant course of conduct. # III.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Last February, when the American and British air forces bombarded Iraq again, President Putin stated that such "unprovoked actions do not help settle the situation regarding Iraq" (n190) and immediately called the French President, Jacques Chirac, regarding the "impermissibility" of the actions.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The impermissibility of cheating in the exam was clearly stated in the school's policy handbook.

  • The lawyer argued against the impermissibility of the proposed contract, citing existing laws.

  • Due to the impermissibility of the action, the committee decided to reject the proposal.

Synonyms

prohibition
vsimpermissibility
  • Formal
48 4.4

An official rule that stops people from doing something

is the state of being not allowed rather than the act of banning
inadmissibility
vsimpermissibility
  • Formal
1 9.9

Not allowed in a legal case, especially as evidence

is the general state of being forbidden across different situations
disallowance
vsimpermissibility
  • Formal
1 7.2

An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense

is the state of not being permitted rather than a formal refusal action

Antonyms

1 6.8

How much the law or rules allow something

How Permissible

permissibility
  • Formal
1 6.8
permission
1.0
impermissibility
  • Formal
9.7
prohibition
  • Formal
48 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

impermissibility = impermissible (transparent) = im + permissible + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'impermissible' (not allowed) by adding '-ity'.

Etymology

Impermissibility starts with im- meaning 'not' and the rest is the same root as permit and permission, which mean 'to allow'. So impermissibility is the condition or state of 'not being allowed'.