The Judges allowed the protest, and refused to permit the question to be put.

Company officials refused to permit journalists to enter the seminars.

He refused to permit steel companies a price increase beyond the $3 a ton to which they were entitled under the law.

We elected a governor of Colorado, and the legislature refused to permit him to take office.

In 1986 and 1987, several states refused to permit him a license to do business as a result of the Seco matter.

I refused to permit myself to see a second time what I had once seen.

I refuse to permit myself to live in my environment.

However, in some cases the court may refuse to permit a defense witness to testify.

He also despised the star system, and refused to permit it in his shows.

The girl with the pipe refused to permit it to become serious.