Definition of "permissible" []

• Permitted; allowable: permissible tax deductions; permissible behavior in school. (adjective)

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• "Besides, the word permissible (exousia) is found 10 times in 1 Corinthian and 18 times in all other epistles."
• "On the other hand, he had, after his own fashion, taken pains with his education: Vladímir Nikoláitch spoke French capitally, English well, and German badly; but it is permissible to let fall a German word in certain circumstances -- chiefly humorous, -- "_c'est même très chic_," as the Petersburg Parisians express themselves."
• "There are special cases … Muslims may respond in kind if infidels have targeted women and children and elderly Muslims, [or if] they are being invaded, [or if] the non-combatants are helping with the fight, whether in action, word, or any other type of assistance, [or if they] need to attack with heavy weapons, which do not differentiate between combatants and non-combatants … Now that we know that the operations were permissible from the Islamic point of view, we must answer or respond to those who prohibit the operations from the point of view of benefits or harms …"