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11permissible evidence — index admissible evidence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12permissible — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. permissibilis (15c.), from M.L. permiss , pp. stem of permittere (see PERMIT (Cf. permit) (v.)) …
13permissible — [adj] allowable, legal acceptable, admissible, all right, approved, authorized, bearable, endorsed, kosher*, lawful, legalized, legit*, legitimate, licit, okay*, on the up and up*, permitted, proper, sanctioned, tolerable, tolerated, unforbidden …
14permissible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ allowable; permitted. DERIVATIVES permissibility noun …
15permissible — [pər mis′ə bəl] adj. [ME < MFr < ML permissibilis < L permissus, pp. of permittere] that can be permitted; allowable permissibility n. permissibly adv …
16permissible — adj. permissible to + inf. (it is not permissible to smoke in the library) * * * [pə mɪsəb(ə)l] permissible to + inf. (it is not permissible to smoke in the library) …
17Permissible exposure limit — The permissible exposure limit (PEL or OSHA PEL) is a legal limit in the United States for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance or physical agent. For chemicals, the chemical regulation is usually expressed in parts per million (ppm),… …
18permissible — [[t]pə(r)mɪ̱səb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ If something is permissible, it is considered to be acceptable because it does not break any laws or rules. Religious practices are permissible under the Constitution... He said it was just not… …
19permissible — permissibility, permissibleness, n. permissibly, adv. /peuhr mis euh beuhl/, adj. that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible! [1400 50; late ME < ML… …
20permissible — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ consider sth ADVERB ▪ perfectly ▪ This is perfectly permissible under the new regulations. ▪ cons …
