Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Permit
Permit verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
How words are described
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Three-Laws Compliant: Well, at least one applies; TOM's programming does not permit him to kill a human — unless a special override is used.
Source: Video Game / The Turing Test - The Turing Test: Well, at least one applies; TOM's programming does not permit him to kill a human — unless a special override is used.
Source: Three-Laws Compliant - NWI goes so far as to permit them to just ignore being unconscious; unlike Dogged, this allows them to be healed, although taking another injury will still kill them.
Source: Determinator / Tabletop Games
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Permit and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/permit
Kill & Permit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/permit>.
Permit or Kill. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/permit.
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