impermissible

/,impə'misəbl/

Thân thiện

The teacher explained that cheating on the test was impermissible.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not allowable; not permitted: Describes something that is not allowed or authorized, often by rules, laws, or social norms.
   • Forbidden; prohibited: Indicates an action, item, or behavior that is expressly banned.

Usage and Examples

• General Use:
  • The use of cell phones during the exam is impermissible. (It is not allowed.)
  • Parking in this zone is impermissible without a special permit. (It is forbidden.)
• Formal/ Legal Context:
  • The judge ruled the evidence was impermissible in court. (The evidence was not legally admissible.)
  • Such a conflict of interest is impermissible for a public official. (It is not permitted by ethical standards.)

Advanced Usage

• "impermissible inference": A conclusion or assumption that is not allowed to be drawn, especially in legal reasoning.
  • The jury was instructed to avoid making any impermissible inferences from the defendant's silence.
• "impermissibly" (Adverb): In a way that is not allowed.
  • The government was accused of acting impermissibly by restricting free speech.

Variants and Related Words

• Permissible (adj): The direct opposite, meaning allowable or permitted.
  • Is it permissible to bring a guest?
• Impermissibly (adv): As mentioned above.
• Nonpermissible (adj): A less common synonym for impermissible.

Synonyms

• Forbidden
• Prohibited
• Unacceptable
• Disallowed
• Unauthorized

Antonyms

• Permissible
• Allowable
• Acceptable
• Authorized
• Legal

Related Phrases and Concepts

• "Render impermissible": To make something not allowed.
  • The new safety regulations render the old procedure impermissible.
• "Deem impermissible": To officially judge or consider something as not allowed.
  • The ethics committee deemed the gift impermissible.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not allowable
2. not permitted
   • impermissible behavior