inadmissible

[in-uhd-mis-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. not admissible; not allowable.

   Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.

inadmissible

/ ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl /

adjective

1. not admissible or allowable

Other Word Forms

• inadmissibly adverb
• inadmissibility noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inadmissible¹

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

Example Sentences

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the treaty, France agreed to take back migrants who had travelled to the UK by small boat and had their asylum claim withdrawn or declared inadmissible.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

Under the new treaty, France agreed to take back adults or accompanied children who make a journey to the UK by small boat, once any asylum claim is withdrawn or declared inadmissible.

From BBC

The document was later ruled inadmissible at trial, but earlier this year, Italy’s highest court upheld Knox’s separate conviction for committing slander against Lumumba.

From Salon

Under the plan, an adult migrant who tries to get to the UK by crossing the Channel could be returned to France if their claim for asylum is deemed to be inadmissible.

From BBC

Related Words

• immaterial 
• improper 
• inappropriate 
• irrelevant 
• objectionable 
• unacceptable 
• undesirable 
• unreasonable