as in allowable
that may be permitted
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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Recent Examples of permissible
The Supreme Court held in Gaffney v. Cummings (1973) that gerrymandering is constitutionally permissible under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, Section 1.
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For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Among other motions regarding permissible evidence, Elkins heard a motion on whether to call the undercover Bloomington officer to testify.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
The $0 monthly minimum payment is still permissible, said Carole Trone, executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
There was, however, a fateful exception: slavery or involuntary servitude would remain permissible as punishment for crimes.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 June 2025
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For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Among other motions regarding permissible evidence, Elkins heard a motion on whether to call the undercover Bloomington officer to testify.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
The $0 monthly minimum payment is still permissible, said Carole Trone, executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
There was, however, a fateful exception: slavery or involuntary servitude would remain permissible as punishment for crimes.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permissible
Adjective
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Understanding what the agent can do, to establish the parameters for allowable transactions.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Huddlestun said the business that goes there could be anything allowable on M-1.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In his June ruling, Judge Alsup agreed with Anthropic's argument, stating the company's use of books by the plaintiffs to train their AI model was acceptable.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Reconciliation was acceptable only on the white South’s terms.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissible. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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