PERMISSIBILITY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

permissibility

noun

Definition of permissibility

as in legality

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Recent Examples of permissibility The permissibility of debt loading and asset stripping by private-equity firms. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

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Noun

Under Romanian law, the indictment gets sent to a preliminary court chamber, where a judge will inspect the case files to ensure legality.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Now, the administration is asking the court to weigh in on its legality.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of legality

Noun

That's raised questions over the legal legitimacy of the offer – and spurred a look at other monetary promises Trump has made.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Five years later, 28 All Blacks returned to South Africa as the unofficial Cavaliers, defying an international boycott which helped sustain apartheid’s sporting legitimacy.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of legitimacy

Noun

Lawmakers and legal experts questioned the lawfulness of such protections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
That decision found a lower court judge who had sided with Khalil and freed him from a Louisiana lockup lacked the legal authority to weigh in on the lawfulness of the detention.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026

Definition of lawfulness

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