permissive law

  • 1permissive — per·mis·sive adj 1: based on or having permission permissive occupancy a permissive user of the vehicle 2: granting permission or discretion (as to the court) a permissive statute 3: not compulsory: as a …

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  • 2permissive counterclaim — n. A counterclaim that a defendant is allowed to bring regarding a matter that is completely different from the one brought by the plaintiff in the original complaint. See also joinder, use, waste The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing,… …

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  • 3permissive inference — n: permissive presumption at presumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 4permissive intervention — see intervention Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 5permissive joinder — see joinder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 6permissive presumption — see presumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7permissive waste — see waste Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 8Law — • By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Law     Law …

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  • 9permissive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) allowing or characterized by freedom of behaviour, especially in sexual matters. 2) Law allowed but not obligatory; optional. DERIVATIVES permissively adverb permissiveness noun …

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  • 10Permissive free software licence — A permissive free software licence is a class of free software licence with minimal requirements about how the software can be redistributed. This is in contrast to copyleft licences, which have reciprocity / share alike requirements. Both sets… …

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