Permissive
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Allowed; that which may be done; as, permissive waste, which is the
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Allowed; that which may Termes de la Ley. be done: as, permissive waste, which is the An expression used in early English statpermitting real estate to go to waste. When utes to designate one who had a beneficial a tenant is bound to repair, he is punishable interest in property conveyed to uses. 2 for permissive waste. See Waste. Holdsw. Hist. E. L. 402.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Allowed; allowable; that which may be done.
— Permissive nse. See Use.
— Permissive waste. See Waste.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Allowed; suffered. Permissive use. A passive use which was resorted to before the statute of uses, in order to avoid a harsh law, as that of mortmain or a feudal forfeiture, and was a mere invention to escape consequences by secrecy. Thus, under a conveyance to A to the use of B, A simply held the possession, and B enjoyed the profits of the estate. Wharton. Permissive ■waste. That kind of waste which is a matter of omission only; as by suffering a house to fall for want of necessary reparations. (2 Bl. Com. 281; 3 Stevh. Com. 503; 4 Kent Com. 76 et seq.; 1 HiU. R. P. 266.) BurriU.