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Permissive
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permissive adj. 1) referring to any act which is allowed by court order, legal procedure, or agreement. 2) tolerant or allowing of others' behavior, suggesting contrary to others' standards.

PERMISSIVE. Allowed; that which may be done; as permissive waste, which is the permitting real estate to go to waste; when a tenant is bound to repair he is punishable for permissive waste. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2400. See Waste.
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Divorce is certainly not viewed as permissively in Chinese culture as it is in American society and I worried that I would be rejected.
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In the long run, when children are treated too permissively, their behavior can become bigger and more drastic.
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