impermissible
adjective
not permissible or allowable; unallowable.
impermissibly
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a word derived from
impermissible.
Example Sentences
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So, for instance, the Virginia Military Institute’s exclusion of women could not stand despite acknowledged “physical differences” between the sexes, because it impermissibly constrained “educational opportunity” for female applicants.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2024
“There are several proposed rules before the board that appear to either impermissibly conflict with or otherwise expand the scope of Georgia statutes.”
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024
In a two-page order, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, rebuffed arguments by Mr. Trump’s lawyers that the central statute in the indictment, the Espionage Act, was impermissibly vague and should be struck down entirely.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
In both the Boise and Grants Pass cases, the 9th Circuit found that laws that make it a crime to sleep in public impermissibly punish the status of being homeless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
The post references technical capabilities impermissibly revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who fled the U.S. for Hong Kong a decade ago before settling in Moscow.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
