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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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permit — [n] authorization admittance, allowance, charter, concession, consent, empowering, favor, franchise, go ahead*, grant, green light*, indulgence, leave, legalization, liberty, license, pass, passport, patent, permission, privilege, safe conduct,… … New thesaurus
permit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, government ▪ temporary ▪ special ▪ valid ▪ necessary … Collocations dictionary
permit — 1 verb permitted, permitting (T) 1 formal to allow something to happen, especially by an official order or decision: Smoking is only permitted in the public lounge. | permit sb sth: You are not permitted access to confidential files. | permit sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Refuse Act — The United States Refuse Act of 1899 is a long ignored federal statute. It prohibits all industrial discharges into bodies of water. Theoretically, every industrial discharge since 1899 has been a crime.Refuse Act (33 USC 407), is section 13 of… … Wikipedia
refuse — re|fuse1 W1S2 [rıˈfju:z] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back ] 1.) to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do ▪ She asked him to leave, but he refused. refuse to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
permit — permit1 permittedly, adv. permittee /perr mi tee /, n. permitter, n. v. /peuhr mit /; n. /perr mit, peuhr mit /, v., permitted, permitting, n. v.t. 1. to allow to do something: Permit me to explain. 2 … Universalium
refuse — I v 1. reject, spurn, disdain, say no or nay, refuse to consider, refuse point blank, put one s foot down, not budge an inch, not yield an inch, turn thumbs down, shake one s head at; decline, Inf. pass up or by, Inf. not buy; abstain from, stand … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
permit — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, accord, accord to, accredit, admit, affirm, agree to, allow, allowance, amen, approve, approve of, assent, authenticate, authority, authorization, authorize, autograph, be willing, brook,… … Moby Thesaurus
permit — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. license, grant, consent, favor, toleration, authorization, empowering, charter, sanction, legalization, concession, indulgence, privilege; see also permission . Ant. denial*, veto, prohibition. v. Syn. allow, authorize,… … English dictionary for students
Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… … Wikipedia
