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inadmissible

American  
[in-uhd-mis-uh-buhl] / ˌɪn ədˈmɪs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. not admissible; not allowable.

    Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.


inadmissible British  
/ ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl /

adjective

  1. not admissible or allowable

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Other Word Forms

  • inadmissibility noun
  • inadmissibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of inadmissible

First recorded in 1770–80; in- 3 + admissible

Example Sentences

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But a judge ruled it was inadmissible and the case was dropped.

From BBC

It said the Deputy Prosecutor General would "appeal the Helsinki District Court's decision to rule inadmissible" the charges of cable breaches outside Finnish waters.

From Barron's

The man's lawyer said he had been detained in the early hours of Tuesday and told Reuters news agency his extradition to Germany would be challenged as the war in Ukraine made the warrant inadmissible.

From BBC

Under the treaty, France agreed to take back migrants who had travelled to the UK by small boat and had their asylum claim withdrawn or declared inadmissible.

From BBC

Masud's lawyers have asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible in advance of his trial in April next year.

From BBC