admissible

[ ad-mis-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.

  2. capable or worthy of being admitted: admissible evidence.

Origin of admissible

1
1605–15; <Latin admiss- (see admission) + -ible; or <French, formed from same elements

Other words from admissible

  • ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, ad·mis·si·ble·ness, noun
  • ad·mis·si·bly, adverb
  • non·ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·ad·mis·si·ble, adjective
  • non·ad·mis·si·ble·ness, noun
  • non·ad·mis·si·bly, adverb
  • un·ad·mis·si·ble, adjective
  • un·ad·mis·si·ble·ness, noun
  • un·ad·mis·si·bly, adverb

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How to use admissible in a sentence

  • He was cheerfully helpless and sociably indifferent; ready to preside with a smile even at a discussion of his own admissibility.

    The Tragic Muse | Henry James
  • England has adopted a simple and concise law on admissibility of testimony of handwriting experts.

    Disputed Handwriting | Jerome B. Lavay
  • There was a code by which to decide upon the admissibility and value of proffered testimony—the rules of the syllogism.

  • Bob didnt know quite what was the law governing the admissibility of testimony in a case like his.

    Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. Isham
  • For even those writers who maintain the admissibility of pacific blockade assert that vessels of third States cannot be seized.

British Dictionary definitions for admissible

admissible

/ (ədˈmɪsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able or deserving to be considered or allowed

  2. deserving to be admitted or allowed to enter

  1. law (esp of evidence) capable of being or bound to be admitted in a court of law

Derived forms of admissible

  • admissibility or admissibleness, noun

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