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Adjective: allowable  u'law-u-bul
  1. That may be permitted especially as according to rule
    "Smoking is not allowable in this building";
    - permissible
     
  2. Deserving to be allowed or considered
    "The judge deemed the evidence allowable in court"
     
  3. Deductible according to the tax laws
    "The accountant explained which expenses were allowable deductions"

See also: admissible, deductible, tolerable

Antonym: impermissible