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permission
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES apply for...permission ▪ We need to apply for planning permission to build a garage. ask for permission ▪ The two men entered without bothering to ask for permission. gave...permission ▪ He finally gave us permission ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Permission \Per*mis"sion\, n. [L. permissio: cf. F. permission. See Permit .] The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted. High permission of all-ruling Heaven. --Milton. You have given me your permission ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: license , permit ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority) 2 The act of permitting. 3 (context computing English) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
For the fruit see Persimmon Permission may be: Permission (philosophy) , ethical concept Law: Planning permission , British property status Intellectual property: Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer Permission culture Creative works: La Permission ...
Usage examples of permission.
Cola, if I should die tomorrow, you have my full permission to anatomize me.
The Romans, who now aspired only to the permission of a safe and speedy retreat, endeavored to persuade themselves, that this formidable appearance was occasioned by a troop of wild asses, or perhaps by the approach of some friendly Arabs.
That this leaf -presented to the parents of the bride to ensure permission for her hand in marriage, thrown into the air before journeys to ensure a safe return, buried in the ground by farmers to ensure plentiful harvests, burned at the cornerstones of new houses to ensure good luck within them, laid on piles of stones dedicated to Pachacamac to ensure safe passage through the mountains, and so on and so on - could have been banned beggars belief.
It would have to be a good story - Basset would soon detect any flaw and would think she was asking permission for a pleasure jaunt just at the time he might need her in Washington.
Another outburst in your English abuse and my slave has permission to use bastinado to quiet you.
Marguerite, while in Bearn, should be guaranteed permission to have mass celebrated there.
In two hours they overtook the carriage containing Oliva, and Beausire bought for fifty louis permission to embrace her, and tell her all the count had said.
I had been and how he was finally giving himself permission to be real, blah, blah, blah.
She had never much favored the rather risque costume for women espoused by Amanda Bloomer, but she had asked Jason for permission to order one on the chance that she might need it, and it was proving invaluable today.
Miss Bulleyn had been granted permission to call upon the Duchess of Wessex today to drink tea.
Detective Ushijima to ask permission for a hypnotherapy session with Tony.
Niort as they were massacring our people in the villages round, and afterwards obtained from the town the freedom of those who had been cast into prison, and permission for all Huguenots to leave the town?
But Melia had promised to seek permission to come to Rose Hill for her wedding, and perhaps, since it was to take place on a Sunday-when no convicts were required to muster for public labor-her petition would be granted.
Nearly all versions, including the one the de Mers had heard, had Jim going to London and asking permission of King Edward to go out and attack the creatures of the Loathly Tower.
With a curt nod, Mirt allowed each in turn permission to leave duty behind for a time and join the frolics.