impermissibility
State of prohibition
Impermissibility is the quality of being forbidden or not allowed.
The term appears most often in philosophical, legal, and religious discussions about ethics and rules: The court addressed the impermissibility of warrantless searches.
Philosophers debate the impermissibility of lying even to save lives.
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- outlawedForbidden by law
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- interdictedProhibited by decree
taboo · verboten · off-limits · contraband · embargoed · censored · blacklisted · barred
Forbidden by statute
- illegalityViolation of law
- contraventionAct violating a rule
- infringementViolation of rights
- prosecutableAble to face legal action
criminality · malfeasance · jurisprudence · unconstitutional · actionable · tortious · culpability · liability
Cannot be reasonably defended
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- reprehensibleDeserving condemnation
- unforgivableCannot be pardoned
wrongfulness · unconscionable · immoral · unethical · objectionable · condemnable · blameworthy · culpable
Without legal effect
- nullifiedMade legally void
- quashedAnnulled or suppressed
- overruledRejected by higher authority
- countermandedReversed a prior order
annulled · invalidated · revoked · rescinded · abrogated · vacated · negated · vitiated
Impossible to bear
- objectionableDeserving disapproval or protest
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
undesirable · unwelcome · offensive · unwarranted · unreasonable · insupportable · unthinkable · inconceivable
banned
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- outlawedForbidden by law
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
interdicted · taboo · verboten · off-limits · contraband · embargoed · censored · blacklisted · barred · vetoed
unlawful
Forbidden by statute
- illegalityViolation of law
- contraventionAct violating a rule
- infringementViolation of rights
prosecutable · criminality · malfeasance · jurisprudence · unconstitutional · actionable · tortious · culpability · liability · wrongfulness
unjustifiable
Cannot be reasonably defended
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- reprehensibleDeserving condemnation
unforgivable · wrongfulness · unconscionable · immoral · unethical · objectionable · condemnable · blameworthy · culpable · sinfulness
void
Without legal effect
countermanded · annulled · invalidated · revoked · rescinded · abrogated · vacated · negated · vitiated · repealed
intolerable
Impossible to bear
- objectionableDeserving disapproval or protest
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
unsuitable · undesirable · unwelcome · offensive · unwarranted · unreasonable · insupportable · unthinkable · inconceivable · out-of-bounds
impermissibilityrightness
State of being correct
blamelessness · permissibility · justifiability · virtuousness · virtue
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State of being allowed
acceptability · legitimacy · legality · lawfulness · authorization
impermissibilityacceptability
State of being sufficient
tolerability · admissibility · appropriateness · propriety · suitability
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