deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
Recent Examples on the WebTaste’s entire menu is halal, a designation meaning food is permissible under Islamic law due to the way the food is prepared.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024 When the stakes of political contests start to seem existential, and political violence of all kinds more permissible, an increase in assassination attempts — in the US and abroad — seems almost inevitable.—Joshua Keating, Vox, 15 July 2024 The cases boil down to permissible circumstances in which Florida State can leave the ACC and the accompanying contractual penalties for departing, with FSU also accusing the ACC of mismanaging media rights negotiations.—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 July 2024 Renew Baltimore argues, citing the same 1990 case, that their proposal is a tax cap instead of a cut and is, therefore, permissible.—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for permissible
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere
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