Examples of permissible in a Sentence
deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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Per the Supreme Court’s 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, courts were obligated to defer to agency interpretation when a statute was ambiguous and when the accompanying agency interpretation was reasonable or permissible.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 June 2024
Lawyers for Louisiana will likely try to roll out a variety of highly technical arguments around why this directive is not a violation of the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, probably centering around the idea that the document is being used in some permissible educational capacity.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
Judicial races are supposed to be nonpartisan, but the high court ruled her statement was ethically permissible.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
The honest answer is that both possible readings of the statute are equally permissible, which explains why the lower courts divided.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 June 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 June 2024
Lawyers for Louisiana will likely try to roll out a variety of highly technical arguments around why this directive is not a violation of the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, probably centering around the idea that the document is being used in some permissible educational capacity.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
Judicial races are supposed to be nonpartisan, but the high court ruled her statement was ethically permissible.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
The honest answer is that both possible readings of the statute are equally permissible, which explains why the lower courts divided.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 June 2024
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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