admissible

[ad-mis-uh-buh l]

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adjective

that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
capable or worthy of being admitted: admissible evidence.

Origin of admissible

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

Related formsad·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, adjectivenon·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 admissible

Contemporary Examples

And for Sarkozy, whether his presidential diaries are admissible as evidence or protected by his presidential immunity is key.
New Phone-Tapping Scandal Plagues Sarkozy
Tracy McNicoll
March 14, 2014
If somehow the Tsarnaev brothers were detected by a drone, would that be admissible in court?
When Drones Come to America, What Happens Then?
Miranda Green
May 18, 2013
Such statements are often admissible under exceptions to the law that otherwise forbids the use of hearsay at trial.
Drew Peterson's Cold Heart
Wendy Murphy
May 8, 2009

Historical Examples

Will the evidence of your own Jefferson, on this point, be admissible?
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
Nor can there be anything human that is not, in some connexion or other, admissible into art.
A Dish Of Orts
George MacDonald
Simply a legal separation—that is admissible, at least, and it is good form.
A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales
Guy De Maupassant
But this The parallel of Leontes suggested, but not admissible.
History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.
James Anthony Froude
The question was decided to be admissible, and the answer was "yes."
History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of The United States
Edmund G. Ross

British Dictionary definitions for admissible

admissible

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 admissible

adj.

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

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Examples from the Web for admissible

Contemporary Examples

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.

Historical Examples

Will the evidence of your own Jefferson, on this point, be admissible?

Nor can there be anything human that is not, in some connexion or other, admissible into art.

Simply a legal separation—that is admissible, at least, and it is good form.

But this The parallel of Leontes suggested, but not admissible.

The question was decided to be admissible, and the answer was "yes."

admissible

Word Origin and History for admissible

adj.

Origin of admissible