as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
trial juries must be able to discern the difference between a permissible inference and impermissible speculation
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Recent Examples of impermissible
The Las Vegas Aces forfeited its first-round pick in this draft as a result of providing impermissible player benefits during contract extension negotiations with Dearica Hamby.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, Moore posted a letter on social media, calling the banishment by Burns an impermissible censorship of his voice.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The Tennessee/Pruitt recruiting scandal from a few years ago involved $60,000 in impermissible benefits spread across 39 athletes or their families.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
And the league has investigated other, potentially impermissible benefits ranging from chartered flights to marketing deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, Moore posted a letter on social media, calling the banishment by Burns an impermissible censorship of his voice.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The Tennessee/Pruitt recruiting scandal from a few years ago involved $60,000 in impermissible benefits spread across 39 athletes or their families.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
And the league has investigated other, potentially impermissible benefits ranging from chartered flights to marketing deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermissible
Adjective
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.—
Erica Kasper,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
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Benny and the Forbidden Garden, a 28-page book conceptualized and written by high-schoolers on the Placer County Youth Commission, follows a bunny who starts school and encounters a forbidden garden lush with intoxicating flowers.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
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Her investigation reveals forbidden rituals and buried wartime secrets connected to a sealed cave, with supernatural forces closing in around her.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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“Impermissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermissible. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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