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Permit or suffer, means a lease sometimes provides a covenant that the lessee, his executors, administrators and assigns would not permit or suffer the premises to be sued for a noisome or offensive trade or business. These words are not to be interpreted as if they wore 'hinder or prevent', Hall v. Ewin, (1887) 37 Ch D 74 (82).