admissible

[ ad-mis-uh-buh l ]

/ ædˈmɪs ə bəl /

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adjective

that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.

capable or worthy of being admitted: admissible evidence.

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Origin of admissible

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

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ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, ad·mis·si·ble·ness, nounad·mis·si·bly, adverbnon·ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ad·mis·si·ble, adjective

non·ad·mis·si·ble·ness, nounnon·ad·mis·si·bly, adverbun·ad·mis·si·ble, adjectiveun·ad·mis·si·ble·ness, nounun·ad·mis·si·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for admissibility

And the chancery judge was apt to read his affidavits first, and to determine their admissibility afterwards.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
The same disposition to construe everything in favor of the faith governed the admissibility of witnesses of evil character.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I|Henry Charles Lea
If there is some question about admissibility of the charted enlargements, it is well to prepare an extra uncharted set.
The Science of Fingerprints|Federal Bureau of Investigation
We may here leave undiscussed the hesitancy with regard to the admissibility of particular books.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack

Logic is the architect of this region, and for it there is no limit to the admissibility of hypotheses.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne

British Dictionary definitions for admissibility

admissible

/ (ədˈmɪsəbəl) /

adjective

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 Formsadmissibility or admissibleness, noun

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Word Origin and History for admissibility

admissibility

1763, from admissible + -ity.

admissible

adj.

1610s, from Middle French admissible, from past participle stem of Latin admittere (see admit). Legal sense is recorded from 1849.

admissible

adjective

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