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impermissible

[im-per-mis-uh-buhl] / ˌɪm pərˈmɪs ə bəl /


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This was related to separate charges involving impermissible contact to register academy players between 2019 and 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Multiple courts noted the government’s repeated assurances throughout this litigation, and several opinions flagged that reversing course would be impermissible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

On this point, the unsigned opinion held that such an equality interest was inherently impermissible:

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

However, the NBA investigated Leonard’s advisor Dennis Robertson — also known as Uncle Dennis — and determined the Clippers had not granted Leonard impermissible benefits.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 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




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