单词 | allowableness |
释义 | allowablenessn. The quality of being allowable; permissibility, legitimacy. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legally permissible or admissible allowableness1622 admissibility1765 admissibleness1861 1622 C. Sibthorp Friendly Advt. Pretended Catholickes 410 The long continuance then of Pope and Poperie in the world, is no argument or proofe of the lawfulnesse or allowablenesse of them. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 373 To discourse of Lots, as to their Nature, Use, and Allowableness. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 89 To stand approved in the eyes of others for the allowableness of my attempt. 1799 Monthly Rev. June 147 He almost doubts the allowableness of his delay. 1845 J. H. Newman Ess. Devel. Christian Doctr. iii. 145 The question of the abstract allowableness of images in the Catholic ritual. 1895 Internat. Rev. Jan. 89 The allowableness of suicide. 1961 Daily Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) 2 Dec. 3/2 The auditor..conducts examinations..with taxpayers here on all types of taxes in regard to liability, allowableness of claims for refund, [etc.]. 2004 J. Heath Scimitar & Veil vi. xxxii. 301 Ali's granddaughter..put the stamp of respectability and allowableness on music, despite conservative opposition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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