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permission

[per-mish-uhn]

noun

authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin permissiōn- (stem of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equivalent to permiss(us) (past participle of permittere to permit) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

per·mis·sioned, adjective

per·mis·so·ry

[per-mis-uh-ree] , adjective

non·per·mis·sion, noun

self-per·mis·sion, noun

Can be confused: acquiescence, permission.

Synonyms
1. leave, sanction.

Antonyms
1. restraint, refusal.

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Example Sentences

They no longer need permission from either the network or the users to access them, beyond the initial creation of a public page.

He never received permission from the ethics board to use human subjects.

Fairness gives the majority permission to support policies needed to fix the mess, but which will impose real pain on some.

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They no longer need permission from either the network or the users to access them, beyond the initial creation of a public page.

He never received permission from the ethics board to use human subjects.

Fairness gives the majority permission to support policies needed to fix the mess, but which will impose real pain on some.

Houdin said he had applied for permission to test his theory on the actual pyramid using radar scans and other sensing equipment.

Say a teenager takes the car without permission and crashes it.

They grant permission to search for fossils-for now.

When his firm decided to go natural, he asked the garden's owners for permission to make their landscape sustainable as well.

Internet users are mystified by a tricky browser add-on that installs itself without permission and defies attempts to remove it.

Under the law, a landlord may not unreasonably withhold permission for a tenant to sublet his apartment two years out of any four.

The developer of the device in the winning entry says it was used without permission.

No good can possibly come from giving ourselves permission to break the laws of other countries.

Entrants must have a parent's or legal guardian's permission to enter.

Scientists must ask corporations for permission before publishing independent research on genetically modified crops.

The donors of the blastocysts gave permission for them to be used in research.

He asked the company for permission to take over an unused parking lot to install a full-fledged garden.

By submitting your image, you are giving us permission to use it on our site.

However, it is illegal for the university to do so without the candidate's explicit permission.

Despite its new planning permission no money is yet available.

Fossil collecting on private land, with the permission of the landowner, is legal.

The safest course is to gather material only from private land with permission.

It took him years of legal battling and lobbying to get permission to destroy the historic building.

References will not be contacted without permission.

It would, he said, be extremely difficult to obtain the necessary permission.

First get permission to use kitchen equipment and eggs.

Martin got special permission from the library to pursue the project.

We were supposed to collect and keep, forever, permission forms from students to release their information.

In addition to compensation, the alliance wants the court to stop websites using intellectual property without permission.

Kids must have parental permission in order to participate.

Some iPhone apps ask you for permission to track your geographical location.

The goats gave us permission to scratch the tops of their heads.

In a country in which planning permission for large housing developments is hard to obtain, the agency wields great power.

If people are getting nervous, ask permission or move on.

Rattus domesticus posted an example of a grading rubric and, in response to another poster, gave permission to borrow the rubric.

Or there is payday lending, where the borrower gives the creditor permission to take money straight from his next pay cheque.

Ask for a parent's help and permission before you start this project.

Sure, formal permission ought to be required for invasive studies, but there must be some point at which common sense applies.

Japan wants to resume commercial whaling-and it may eventually get permission to do so.

The spirit granted permission for them to enter-but only after a suitable offering was made of honey, tobacco, and alcohol.

References will not be contacted without permission of the applicant.

Beyond that lie touchy issues of security, privacy and permission.

Bossier had to ask permission from other chiefs to form his own tribe.

To do so, you need only the permission of the professor in charge of the course.

The state environment regulator is withholding permission to deepen it.

Google angered some book publishers because it had failed to seek permission to scan books that were protected by copyrights.

Separate committees granted one student permission to re-enroll and upheld the other's suspension.

Photos used with permission of the copyright holder.

During this festival, the dead have divine permission to visit friends and relatives on earth.

It's not often that republishing an entire work without permission is deemed fair use.

Agency employees sign agreements requiring them to submit manuscripts to the agency for permission before they are published.

The author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts.

No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Good probability they never got permission to do so.

They have made it easier for rural folk to obtain permission to settle in a middle-sized city than in a large one.

We inform them of the research and establish the protocol to obtain permission to collect genetic data.

And it's true, the sharing of copyrighted files without permission.

They might certainly be right that photographing you without your permission is a rude affront, or exploitation of the person.

Instructors who adopt the books can also edit the authors' words without permission.

Killing a moose is far easier than getting permission to do so.

Taking photos and video can be a sensitive issue, so ask permission first.

If copyrighted, permission should be obtained from the copyright owner prior to use.

Surprisingly, permission to photograph the studies was not difficult to get.

But those causing moderate or severe pain would need the permission of a national authority.

First make sure your pet isn't allergic to the ingredients, then get permission to use the kitchen, and follow this recipe.

Whether on private or public land, collect only if you have permission to do so from the authority responsible for the property.

Khrushchev himself gave permission for the book to be published.

Vatican authorities denied permission to open the catacomb and look for the chalice.

But the students won't need their parents to sign a field-trip permission slip.

Setting up wholly new schools requires planning permission from local authorities, which is hard to gain.

If they aren't interesting, they won't win planning permission.

Ask your parents for permission to stick things on the wall.

Now the modern pagans are fighting for permission to practice their faith on what they deem to be sacred ground.

If one is going to be left on private property, be sure to have the permission of the property owner.

Visits with community members and to sites should be under the permission and supervision of a guardian.

Work is reproduced and distributed without their permission.

Just setting foot in another race's territory without permission is grounds for attack.

Men would get permission to go hunting, then go off to a nearby tavern instead and get drunk.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

permission (pəˈmɪʃən)

—n
	authorization to do something

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History

permission

c.1410, from L. permissionem (nom. permissio), from permissus, pp. of permittere (see permit).

FOLDOC

Computing Dictionary

permission definition

file system
(Or "file mode") The ability to access (read, write, execute, traverse, etc.) a file or directory. Depending on the operating system, each file may have different permissions for different kinds of access and different users or groups of users.
chmod ("change mode") is the UNIX command to change permissions.
(2000-12-07)

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