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
Last month, he was suspended by the school for providing impermissible benefits to his football players which included money from his own pocket to cover for team trips, meals and uber rides.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
However, Bridgewater was suspended for providing impermissible benefits to his players, including Uber rides, meals and recovery services.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The discipline came as Bridgewater was accused of proving impermissible benefits to his players at Miami Northwestern Senior High School.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The league determined the Aces violated rules on impermissible player benefits, resulting in the forfeiture of their 2025 first-round draft pick.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
However, Bridgewater was suspended for providing impermissible benefits to his players, including Uber rides, meals and recovery services.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The discipline came as Bridgewater was accused of proving impermissible benefits to his players at Miami Northwestern Senior High School.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The league determined the Aces violated rules on impermissible player benefits, resulting in the forfeiture of their 2025 first-round draft pick.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermissible
Adjective
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
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“Impermissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermissible. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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