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

The deportations have raised litigation and questions about their legality.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Gershman emphasized that he had been asked to assess legality, not ethics.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

Definition of legality

Noun

One theory is that English and European voices provide an air of authority, even legitimacy, to a sport which, while embraced by millions in America, is still ‘foreign’, certainly when compared to NFL, baseball and basketball.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
After a decade of watching Trump respond to defeat, there should be no confusion about what threatens their legitimacy—or why.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of legitimacy

Noun

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
The ruling follows a legal challenge by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) over the lawfulness of a December 2022 parliament vote.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026

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