In plain English
It means someone or something asked to do something or reach something but was not allowed. The refusal is specifically because the required permission was missing. It names the status of that refusal.
In context
Here, it reports that the requested action or access was refused because the requester was not granted the required permission.
- Situation
- Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
- What it communicates
- reports that the requested permission was not granted.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say who made the refusal or whether the permission could be granted later.
Examples
“Without written approval, her request to enter the records room was met with Permission denied.”
“The attendant handed back the visitor form marked Permission denied.”