impermissible

Example Sentences

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Chamber of Commerce, said swift “refunds of the impermissible tariffs” would help more than 200,000 small-business importers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals held in 2022 that “the prosecution of foreign nationals traveling on such a vessel for a violation of U.S. law is impermissible under the Felonies Clause of the Constitution.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

That act allowed judges in North Carolina to consider a wide range of evidence, including statistics, in determining whether race played an impermissible role in a criminal trial.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

It was also alleged to be an impermissible attempt to circumvent the legislation by effectively making another application for an off-licence.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

He was given a mandatory death-in-prison sentence after his jury was illegally told that he had to prove his innocence beyond a reasonable doubt and the State introduced impermissible evidence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson