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inadmissible

adjective
in路​ad路​mis路​si路​ble | \ 藢i-n蓹d-藞mi-s蓹-b蓹l How to pronounce inadmissible (audio) \

Definition of inadmissible

: not admissible inadmissible evidence

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Other Words from inadmissible

inadmissibility \ 藢i-​n蓹d-​藢mi-​s蓹-​藞bi-​l蓹-​t膿 How to pronounce inadmissibility (audio) \ noun
inadmissibly \ 藢i-​n蓹d-​藞mi-​s蓹-​bl膿 How to pronounce inadmissibly (audio) \ adverb

Examples of inadmissible in a Sentence

The evidence was inadmissible in court.

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Lawyers representing suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his four alleged accomplices now reportedly are arguing statements the suspects gave to the FBI should be ruled inadmissible during their upcoming trial. Greg Norman | Fox News, Fox News, "Guantanamo Bay 9/11 confessions obtained by FBI should not be admissible in court, lawyers claim," 30 July 2019 But the intermingling of their work, defense lawyers say, means that the statements the suspects gave the FBI should be ruled inadmissible. Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawyers press case that 9/11 confessions given to FBI are tainted," 29 July 2019 Border protection officials said the children arrived on a flight with an adult who was determined to be inadmissible and was not allowed entry. Elvia Malag贸n, chicagotribune.com, "What we know about the children detained by border protection officers at O鈥橦are," 19 July 2019 Urbanski's lawyers argued the material is inflammatory, irrelevant and inadmissible, with no connection between the content and the killing. Michael Kunzelman, baltimoresun.com, "Defense seeks to delay trial in fatal stabbing, hate crime at University of Maryland," 9 July 2019 Last week the defense filed pre-trial motions arguing that the genealogy evidence should be inadmissible, on which Judge Krese is expected to make a ruling later this afternoon. Megan Molteni, WIRED, "The First Murder Case to Use Family Tree Forensics Goes to Trial," 10 June 2019 In April, nearly 110,000 people were apprehended by the Border Patrol, or were inadmissible at ports of entry, more than double the total from the previous April and a six-fold jump from April 2017. Mark Krikorian, National Review, "Mexico Is an Asylum Free-Rider," 5 June 2019 Add in those deemed inadmissible at ports of entry, the total is more than 76,000. David Inserra, WSJ, "There鈥檚 a Crisis at the Border, but a Wall Won鈥檛 Help," 10 Mar. 2019 According to a recent report by daily S眉ddeutsche Zeitung that cited numbers of Germany鈥檚 Ministry of Transport, about 8,000 BMW diesel cars were equipped with inadmissible systems to shut down emission controls. Wolfgang Kerler, The Verge, "You thought Dieselgate was over? It鈥檚 not.," 18 Sep. 2018

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First Known Use of inadmissible

1776, in the meaning defined above

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inadmissible

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of inadmissible

: not able to be allowed or considered in a legal case : not admissible

inadmissible

adjective
in路​ad路​mis路​si路​ble | \ 藢in-蓹d-藞mi-s蓹-b蓹l How to pronounce inadmissible (audio) \

Legal Definition of inadmissible

: not admissible inadmissible evidence inadmissible testimony

Other Words from inadmissible

inadmissibility \ -​藢mi-​s蓹-​藞bi-​l蓹-​t膿 How to pronounce inadmissibility (audio) \ noun
inadmissibly adverb

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