Permissive: alternatives and connections

Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons.

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Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons.

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Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favo…

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Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favo…

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Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.

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Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.

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To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.

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The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

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The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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