Permit
Permit noun - The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
Rule
Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.
How words are described
| special | special permit | special rule |
| aforementioned | aforementioned permit | aforementioned rule |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Such ambiguity can also allow the player some leeway, by creating loopholes in the game's rules that permit him to do what the rule system would normally prevent.
Source: Game System -
As a friend puts it: "No one else quite has that when I rule the world I will not permit such behavior attitude".
Source: Guile Hero -
A common house rule is to permit the skipping of houses in the building cycle in both directions, provided that the player can afford 4 houses on all properties AND THEN the hotel for each one.
Source: Tabletop Game / Monopoly
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