impermissible

[ im-per-mis-uh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪm pərˈmɪs ə bəl /

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adjective

not permissible or allowable; unallowable.

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Origin of impermissible

First recorded in 1855–60; im-² + permissible

OTHER WORDS FROM impermissible

im·per·mis·si·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby impermissible

imperishable, imperium, impermanence, impermanent, impermeable, impermissible, impers., imperscriptible, impersonal, impersonalism, impersonality

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How to use impermissible in a sentence

In that case, Holmes said a government regulation of property crosses a line and becomes an impermissible “taking” when it “goes too far.”
Why are our debates about rights so toxic?|Aziz Huq|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
In the hyper-competitive SEC, Franklin witnessed things he disagreed with, such as boosters who violated NCAA rules by providing money or other impermissible benefits for a player to consider or sign with the Wildcats.
A college football coach’s season at war with the coronavirus — and his own school|Kent Babb|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
On eight of the trips, all expenses to the hunting lodges were either improper use of campaign funds or impermissible gifts.
Alaska Republican Hand-Slapped for Improper Hunting Lodge Trips|Tim Mak|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These terms are utterly impermissible, and are to be scouted.
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed

It seemed impermissible to allow even a child to take its inventions quite so seriously.
Arundel|Edward Frederic Benson
One can understand how an act, good in itself, can become a sin because it is performed under impermissible circumstances.
An Outline of Sexual Morality|Kenneth Ingram

British Dictionary definitions for impermissible

impermissible

/ (ˌɪmpəˈmɪsɪbəl) /

adjective

not permissible; not allowed

Derived forms of impermissible

impermissibility, nounimpermissibly, adverb

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