admissible

[ ad-mis-uh-buhl ]

/ 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

OTHER WORDS FROM admissible

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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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.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
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.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for admissible

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 forms of admissible

admissibility or admissibleness, noun

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