Permission and Refusal

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Permission noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Usage example: the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters

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Refusal is an antonym for permission in authorization topic.

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

Usage example: his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling

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Permission is an antonym for refusal in unwillingness topic.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

In Devon Monk's Dead Iron, Mae explicitly refuses permission to enter her home, though the effect appears to be more her spells than the refusal.

Source: Must Be Invited
Refusal of the Call: Spike initially attempts to not participate in the games and even gets permission to go ahead and head back.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S6 E5 "Gauntlet of Fire"
She circumvents Council law to surreptitiously send data to the Migrant Fleet, whereas in the main timeline she had enough faith in her superiors to ask for permission to do so, and would even abide by their refusal if they said 'no'.

Source: Fanfic / Mass Effect Clash Of Civilizations

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