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Permission denied

Permission denied is a status indicating that a requested action or access has been refused because the requester does not have the required permission.

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.”

Core meaning

“The attendant handed back the visitor form marked Permission denied.”

In context