permissive

We are a famously permissive state in many ways, but I’m pretty sure you can’t legally drive while dead.

Noah Bookbinder, the president of the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said it seems “pretty unlikely” that Calvert violated any of Congress’ “pretty loose, and pretty permissive” conflict-of-interest laws.

Plus, he said the 2010 law expanding government oversight of the U.S. financial system is not as permissive as the SEC argued in defending the rule.

Mr. Trump’s restrictive approach to immigration, both legal and illegal, helped push Americans of various political stripes to support more permissive policies.

Administrators had initially adopted a permissive approach, but later said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety.