admissible

1 of 2

adjective

ad·​mis·​si·​ble əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl 

ad-

1

: capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible

evidence legally admissible in court

2

: capable or worthy of being admitted

admissible to the university

admissibility

əd-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

ad-

noun

admissibility

2 of 2

noun

ad·​mis·​si·​bil·​i·​ty

variants or less commonly admissability

əd-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)ad-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being admissible

Synonyms of admissible

Adjective

• allowable
• acceptable
• permissible
• permitted

Examples of admissible in a Sentence

Adjective

The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.

using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Prosecutors also want a video of an interview law enforcement conducted with Robinson’s roommate admitted into evidence, which defense attorneys claimed was not admissible. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Why, then, has no court of law in any country, even the tiniest country in the world, accepted as admissible any AI-detector system? — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

The more consequential intervention is about the rules by which literary evidence becomes admissible. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from French, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus (past participle of admittere "to admit entry 1") + -ibilis -ible

First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1765, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for admissible

• miscible
• immiscible
• permissible
• transmissible
• impermissible
• inadmissible
• indivisible
• inexplicable

Kids Definition

admissible

adjective

ad·​mis·​si·​ble əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl 

: that can be or is worthy to be admitted or allowed

admissible evidence

admissibility

-ˌmis-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

Legal Definition

admissible

adjective

ad·​mis·​si·​ble əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl, ad- 

: capable of being allowed or permitted

the difficulty would be lessened if entries in books of account were admissible as prima facie evidence

—B. N. Cardozo

admissibility

-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun