permissible
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4.1
- adjective
- /pərˈmɪsəbl/
:
permitido
- The state has formally advised me that they will be asking for the supreme penalty permissible by law.
- legally permissible
- morally permissible
- constitutionally permissible
Is it morally permissible for you to do that?
- Is it morally permissible for you to do that?
- Supreme Court decides, with Justice Breyer writing for the court, that yes, what Indiana did was permissible and it affirms the conviction.
- But the bystander may intervene, and she says if he can, if that's morally permissible.
- That's how many survivors look when we step out of relationships where debasement is the only permissible dance step.
- You have to be able to document behaviours that reflect poor performance or a violation of what is permissible in a workplace.
- But you know, for, for a lot of women and myself included, I would say that anger for me was never permissible.
- There are also some strange regulations surrounding permissible claims that can be made about products and their ability to treat diseases.
- But for now, it is still technically permissible to sell to Huawei as long as there's a license in place and and approve the agreement.
- Or Yeah, all one to one correspondences are permissible.
- So might as well do it earlier while it's still permissible for you to, rather than to do it later 'cause you're just prolonging.
Examples
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And British feminism is much more, it's much more permissible to say this stuff than it is in the States in general.
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Most of us believe that it would be justified or at least permissible to save your spouse or child instead of two strangers.
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But those are the people who look at experimental protocols and decide whether it's permissible to do this.
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There are also some strange regulations surrounding permissible claims that can be made about products and their ability to treat diseases.
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And of course the right to determine what books and ideas are permissible, that is to say, the right of censorship.
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Regardless, it was over the permissible limit set by OHSAA.
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The only permissible paint colors... ...shall be black, white, or gray... ...despite the recent availability of certain alternatives.
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First, time-and-materials contracts are permissible only if the level of effort and requirements are unknown.
Academic text (2017) -
As could be expected, the realm of permissible debate has narrowed appreciably in recent decades.
Academic text (1993) -
In many countries, it is permissible for citizens to express their opinions freely.
Synonyms
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2.9
Allowed by the law
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6.8
Allowed or accepted, especially as evidence in court
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2.7
Rules or laws permit it
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7.7
Something the law or rules allow
Suitable for official approval by an authority
Antonyms
How Permissible
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3.6
13
2.7
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4.1
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3.9
- Formal
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7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Permissible comes from the common word permit ('to allow'), the same root as permission, plus the ending -ible ('able to be'). So something permissible is 'allowed' by rules or custom.