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impermissible

[im-per-mis-uh-buhl] / ˌɪm pərˈmɪs ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
forbidden
Synonyms
WEAK
banned closed closed-down closed-up contraband no-no off-limits out of bounds proscribed refused taboo verboten vetoed

Example Sentences

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District Court ruled that conditioning minors’ social media participation on parental consent is “an impermissible curtailment of their First Amendment rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This was related to separate charges involving impermissible contact to register academy players between 2019 and 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Only the second category is impermissible for power-sector standards.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals held in 2022 that “the prosecution of foreign nationals traveling on such a vessel for a violation of U.S. law is impermissible under the Felonies Clause of the Constitution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Supreme Court announced its decision: Life imprisonment without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of non-homicide crimes is cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson