inadmissible
Americanadjective
adjective
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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That evidence of so-called “officer-created jeopardy” was deemed inadmissible by Ohta last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
But a judge ruled it was inadmissible and the case was dropped.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
But after the facts came to light, the courts in Georgia ruled that they were inadmissible under a state law that forbids the use of juror testimony to call into question a jury verdict.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2025
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 • Oct. 9, 2025
“I believe,” concluded Scott, “if Congress should at any time be of the opinion that a state of slavery was a quality inadmissible in America, they would not be barred...of prohibiting this baneful quality.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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