impermissible

«impermissible» in Mova's school dictionary: Not allowed; not permitted by the rules or the law — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (impermissible) — formal

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Not allowed; not permitted by the rules or the law. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal writing, rules, law and ethics lessons. It tells the reader something is forbidden. Phrases: morally impermissible, impermissible behaviour.

examples

• Cheating in exams is impermissible. tree →
• The judge ruled the evidence impermissible. tree →
• Bullying is impermissible at our school. tree →
• It is impermissible to park here at any time. tree →
• Some philosophers argue that lying is always impermissible. tree →
• Phones are impermissible in the exam hall. tree →

note

Formal: in everyday English say not allowed or forbidden. Opposite: permissible. Prefix im- means not.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «impermissible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.