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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 adjective acquiescent, allowing, complaisant, discretional, granting, indulgent, lenient, liberal, mild, nonprohibitive, tolerant, tolerating, volitive, yielding Associated concepts: permissive counterclaim, permissive joinder, permissive statute, permissive use 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. And the Orlando immigration inspector who turned back a Saudi national--Al-Qahtani, now believed to have been a part of the 9/11 plot--was well aware that he was taking a career risk, since Saudis were supposed to be treated even more permissively than other foreign nationals seeking entry. In the long run, when children are treated too permissively, their behavior can become bigger and more drastic. |
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