admissible

adjective
ad·​mis·​si·​ble | \ əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce admissible (audio) , ad-\

Definition of admissible

1 : capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible evidence legally admissible in court
2 : capable or worthy of being admitted admissible to the university

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Other Words from admissible

admissibility \ -​ˌmi-​sə-​ˈbi-​lə-​tē How to pronounce admissibility (audio) \ noun

Examples of admissible in a Sentence

The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court. using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible

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Ovieda pleaded guilty after a trial judge ruled that the entry was legal and the evidence was admissible. Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "California Supreme Court tightens standards for police search of homes," 13 Aug. 2019 The hearsay changes in House Bill 3 would change the rules of what is admissible – known as the Rules of Evidence – but only in domestic violence cases, Stanton said. Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, "Ohio’s Aisha’s Law shows the complexities, detours of legislative process," 19 July 2019 Christopher Gruber, dean of admissions and financial aid at Davidson College in North Carolina, said coaches routinely consult with him on whether athletes are admissible based on their record as high school juniors. The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Bribery scandal points to the athletic factor: A major force in college admissions," 13 June 2019 Now the new judge, who took over the case in June, plans to consider again whether each of the five defendants’ FBI interrogations should be admissible. Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawyers press case that 9/11 confessions given to FBI are tainted," 29 July 2019 Andrew Sutherland, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, quickly became a sort of de facto admissible-comb czar. Quanta Magazine, "Together and Alone, Closing the Prime Gap," 19 Nov. 2013 Isaak added that the results of the polygraph exam were pointless in the context of the lawsuit given that such evidence is not admissible. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al.com, "Corfman lawsuit against Roy Moore ‘theatre of the absurd,’ court filing says," 8 July 2019 In Daimler’s opinion, the functionality in question is admissible. William Boston, WSJ, "Daimler Cuts Outlook on Fresh Diesel Allegations," 24 June 2019 Preller argued that the blood test to screen for drugs that Schwarzman took should not be admissible because it was not conducted with a warrant. Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Motion to suppress evidence in case that killed 5-year-old and her grandmother in Timonium is denied," 3 July 2019

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First Known Use of admissible

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for admissible

borrowed from French, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus (past participle of admittere "to admit entry 1") + -ibilis -ible

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admissible

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of admissible

: able to be admitted or allowed especially : able to be allowed or considered in a legal case

admissible

adjective
ad·​mis·​si·​ble | \ əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce admissible (audio) \

Kids Definition of admissible

: able to be or deserving to be admitted or allowed : allowable The jury listened to all of the admissible evidence.

admissible

adjective
ad·​mis·​si·​ble | \ əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl, ad- How to pronounce admissible (audio) \

Legal Definition of admissible

: capable of being allowed or permitted the difficulty would be lessened if entries in books of account were admissible as prima facie evidence— B. N. Cardozo

Other Words from admissible

admissibility \ -​ˌmi-​sə-​ˈbi-​lə-​tē How to pronounce admissibility (audio) \ noun

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