permissibility

noun

Definition of permissibilitynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permissibility
  1. legality
  2. legitimacy
  3. lawfulness
Noun
  • There are also some questions about the legality of classifying current and future Florida homeowners differently.
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • The legality of the approach is unclear, and not all renewable energy projects require lease payments that could be refunded.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Definition of legality
Noun
  • Bluntly, undoing two citywide votes on this basis is a democratic legitimacy problem.
    — Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026
  • In 2006, its English-language edition reached a million articles, a milestone that signalled both scale and legitimacy.
    — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 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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“Permissibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissibility. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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