Definition of: permission

(pər.mish′ən) noun
The act of permitting or allowing; license granted; formal authorization; consent. [<L permissio, -onis <permissus, pp. of permittere PERMIT] Synonyms: allowance, authority, authorization, consent, leave, liberty, license, permit. Authority is rightful power conferred and limited by law; in a more general sense, authority is applied to any conceded power of control. Permission justifies another in acting without interference or censure, and usually implies some degree of approval. A permit is a special authorization, generally given in writing. A license is permission granted rather than authority conferred; the sheriff has authority (not permission or license) to make an arrest. Consent is permission by the concurrence of wills in two or more persons, a mutual approval or acceptance of something proposed. Compare synonyms for ALLOW. Antonyms: denial, hindrance, objection, opposition, prevention, prohibition, refusal, resistance.