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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Permitted; allowable.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Proper to be permitted or allowed; allowable.
  • Synonyms Lawful, legitimate, proper.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective That may be permitted; allowable; admissible.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective permitted.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective that may be accepted or conceded
  • adjective that may be permitted especially as according to rule

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Examples

  • Besides, the word permissible (exousia) is found 10 times in 1 Corinthian and 18 times in all other epistles.

    1 Corinthians 6:12 2008

  • On the other hand, he had, after his own fashion, taken pains with his education: Vladímir Nikoláitch spoke French capitally, English well, and German badly; but it is permissible to let fall a German word in certain circumstances -- chiefly humorous, -- "_c'est même très chic_," as the Petersburg Parisians express themselves.

    A Nobleman's Nest Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850

  • There are special cases … Muslims may respond in kind if infidels have targeted women and children and elderly Muslims, [or if] they are being invaded, [or if] the non-combatants are helping with the fight, whether in action, word, or any other type of assistance, [or if they] need to attack with heavy weapons, which do not differentiate between combatants and non-combatants … Now that we know that the operations were permissible from the Islamic point of view, we must answer or respond to those who prohibit the operations from the point of view of benefits or harms …

    Inside Al-Qaeda’s Hard Drive 2004

  • There are special cases … Muslims may respond in kind if infidels have targeted women and children and elderly Muslims, [or if] they are being invaded, [or if] the non-combatants are helping with the fight, whether in action, word, or any other type of assistance, [or if they] need to attack with heavy weapons, which do not differentiate between combatants and non-combatants … Now that we know that the operations were permissible from the Islamic point of view, we must answer or respond to those who prohibit the operations from the point of view of benefits or harms …

    Inside Al-Qaeda’s Hard Drive 2004

  • There are special cases … Muslims may respond in kind if infidels have targeted women and children and elderly Muslims, [or if] they are being invaded, [or if] the non-combatants are helping with the fight, whether in action, word, or any other type of assistance, [or if they] need to attack with heavy weapons, which do not differentiate between combatants and non-combatants … Now that we know that the operations were permissible from the Islamic point of view, we must answer or respond to those who prohibit the operations from the point of view of benefits or harms …

    Inside Al-Qaeda’s Hard Drive 2004

  • I don’t claim to be a professional philosopher — I work for a living — so I cannot post directly as to whether his argument that the logic behind the pro-choice movement, which he supports, also leads to the conclusion that infanticide should also be permissible, is an ethical violation or not.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Street Preacher Arrested in England for Public Statements That Homosexuality is a Sin 2010

  • Finally: Is arguing with Cons they ain’t “conservative” by any conventional definition of the word permissible, but only if one invokes the insanity defense?

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Best Line of the Week 2008

  • As a consequence of this uncertain legal framework, military psychologists do not have binding or even adequate guidance concerning what interrogation techniques are permissible, which is a critical flaw in the current situation that APA must address.

    Psychologist participation in interrogations at US detention centers: The Moratorium fight goes on 2007

  • But whether the permissible is the same thing as the ideal remains a fascinating question.

    Vegetarians are “supremely un-Jewish” | Jewschool 2007

  • The effect of any saving in the ashes, that is, the permissible ash to be allowed in the fuel purchased, is determined by the point at which the cost of handling, combined with the falling off in the evaporation, exceeds the saving of fuel cost through the use of poorer coal.

    Steam, Its Generation and Use

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