Associations to the word «Permissive»

Wiktionary

PERMISSIVE, adjective. Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
PERMISSIVE WASTE, noun. (legal) The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.

Dictionary definition

PERMISSIVE, adjective. Not preventive.
PERMISSIVE, adjective. Granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents".

Wise words

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