deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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The verdicts of these Doctors’ Trials included 10 points about ethical human research that became the Nuremberg Code, emphasizing voluntary consent to participation, societal benefit as the goal of human research, and significant limitations on permissible risks of harm.—Christine Coughlin, The Conversation, 9 May 2025 There are permissible uses of CMS data for medical research but very stringent privacy laws, Jeff Wurzburg, former HHS general counsel and a health care regulatory attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright, said before Wednesday’s announcement.—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 7 May 2025 However, this is still less than the permissible federal limit for occupational exposure.—Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Two products exceeded the hemp thresholds set for permissible aerobic bacteria and four had detectable amounts of coliform.—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for permissible
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Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from Latin permissus, past participle of permittere
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