admissible
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
Examples of admissible in a Sentence
The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.
using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible
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Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Letters admitting compulsions and guilt Judge Lopez must also weigh whether letters Cox wrote to a judge in 1993 and 1995 will be admissible.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
Simply put, there is not enough admissible evidence available to prosecute this case.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
In addition to the murder and firearm charges, there was also the question of whether Mangione’s backpack, which was searched while he was being detained in Altoona, would be admissible as evidence in the case.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admissible. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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admissible
adjective
ad·mis·si·ble
əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl
: that can be or is worthy to be admitted or allowed
admissible evidence
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
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