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Such behavior is impermissible under the new guidelines.
an impermissible breach of etiquette
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On Wednesday, Moore posted a letter on social media, calling the banishment by Burns an impermissible censorship of his voice.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The Tennessee/Pruitt recruiting scandal from a few years ago involved $60,000 in impermissible benefits spread across 39 athletes or their families.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Pruitt received a career-crippling six-year show-cause penalty for his part in the 18 NCAA violations uncovered from Tennessee’s sloppy scheme involving impermissible benefits to athletes, recruits and their families.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
But the House Ethics Committee pursued its own investigation, including allegations of obstruction of justice, drug use, sharing pornographic images on the House floor, converting campaign funds to personal use and accepting impermissible gifts.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The Tennessee/Pruitt recruiting scandal from a few years ago involved $60,000 in impermissible benefits spread across 39 athletes or their families.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Pruitt received a career-crippling six-year show-cause penalty for his part in the 18 NCAA violations uncovered from Tennessee’s sloppy scheme involving impermissible benefits to athletes, recruits and their families.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
But the House Ethics Committee pursued its own investigation, including allegations of obstruction of justice, drug use, sharing pornographic images on the House floor, converting campaign funds to personal use and accepting impermissible gifts.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
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impermissible
adjective
im·per·mis·si·ble
ˌim-pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
: not permissible
impermissibly
adverb
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