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Such behavior is impermissible under the new guidelines.
an impermissible breach of etiquette
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Pruitt received a career-crippling six-year show-cause penalty for his part in the 18 NCAA violations uncovered from Tennessee’s sloppy scheme involving impermissible benefits to athletes, recruits and their families.
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
But the House Ethics Committee pursued its own investigation, including allegations of obstruction of justice, drug use, sharing pornographic images on the House floor, converting campaign funds to personal use and accepting impermissible gifts.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Both admitted to impermissible contact with a recruit in December 2022, and after several months of discussions with the NCAA, Iowa opted to self-impose one-game suspensions for both coaches plus a loss of off-campus recruiting for one week.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
According to an agreement released by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions, Murray impermissibly contacted 17 prospects over 16 months, ranging from Dec. 2021 to April 2023, including 65 impermissible phone calls and 36 impermissible text messages.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
But the House Ethics Committee pursued its own investigation, including allegations of obstruction of justice, drug use, sharing pornographic images on the House floor, converting campaign funds to personal use and accepting impermissible gifts.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Both admitted to impermissible contact with a recruit in December 2022, and after several months of discussions with the NCAA, Iowa opted to self-impose one-game suspensions for both coaches plus a loss of off-campus recruiting for one week.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
According to an agreement released by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions, Murray impermissibly contacted 17 prospects over 16 months, ranging from Dec. 2021 to April 2023, including 65 impermissible phone calls and 36 impermissible text messages.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
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impermissible
adjective
im·per·mis·si·ble
ˌim-pər-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
: not permissible
impermissibly
adverb
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