admissible
that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
capable or worthy of being admitted: admissible evidence.
Origin of admissible
1Other 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
If an improper Miranda warning is given, followed by a correct warning, a confession followed by the correct warning and waiver is admissible.
His Family Overdosed on Benadryl. His Story Kept Changing. | Pilar Melendez | April 4, 2022 | The Daily BeastWhat the Berkeley Protocol illustrates is the tug of war between what the International Criminal Court deems as admissible evidence and crowdsourced efforts to collect this evidence.
The online volunteers hunting for war crimes in Ukraine | Tanya Basu | March 16, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewIt takes evidence that is admissible in court under strict federal rules.
Merrick Garland Must Follow Through With His Commitment to Hold All January 6 Perpetrators Accountable | Joyce White Vance | January 6, 2022 | TimeJudge Regina Chu ruled that Wright’s alleged prior acts will not be admissible during trial unless the defense can prove that Potter knew about them at the time of the shooting.
The Chauvin Case Was a Slam Dunk. The Kim Potter Trial Could Be a Fiasco. | Pilar Melendez | December 8, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhile the test results aren’t admissible in court, they’re accurate as long as the sample is taken correctly.
And for Sarkozy, whether his presidential diaries are admissible as evidence or protected by his presidential immunity is key.
If somehow the Tsarnaev brothers were detected by a drone, would that be admissible in court?
Such statements are often admissible under exceptions to the law that otherwise forbids the use of hearsay at trial.
Variety is admissible only in addition to the original exercise, but should not be substituted for it.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickOral evidence is admissible to prove the fraud or mistake; it must, however, be clear before a court will grant relief.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe younger Brethren—whose number is unlimited—are admissible at the pleasure of the court.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneAll the canons were counts, and were not admissible, till they had proved sixteen quarters of nobility.
It is one of those impossibilities which only the levity of a superficial reason can regard as admissible.
The Profits of Religion | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for admissible
/ (ədˈmɪsəbəl) /
able or deserving to be considered or allowed
deserving to be admitted or allowed to enter
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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