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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That’s partly because the defendants were tortured in secret CIA prisons, so there are ongoing legal fights over what evidence is admissible.
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NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.
—Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Riverhead, New York — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The court ruled that Knox's initial testimony, which was typed by the police, would not be admissible as evidence in the retrial.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.
—Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Riverhead, New York — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The court ruled that Knox's initial testimony, which was typed by the police, would not be admissible as evidence in the retrial.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for admissible
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admissible. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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