“It refers to a degree of power that is recognised in law as power permissibly exercised over the thing.”

“The Federal Parliament has apparently taken the view, permissibly or impermissibly, that this is an important thing.”

“Certain categories of information may permissibly be exempted from the rule of disclosure.”

“If powers are precisely rather than permissively formulated, procedures to render visible occasions of use are constructed.”

“The technology has numerous other uses, significantly reducing the distribution costs of public domain and permissively shared art and speech.”

“In the long run, when children are treated too permissively, their behavior can become bigger and more drastic.”