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

admissibility

əd-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

ad-

noun

Synonyms

• allowable
• permissible

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The studio’s attorney reminds the judge that interviews with two The Fall of Diddy subjects would be hearsay and, therefore, not directly admissible in the federal case. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025

While polygraph exams are typically not admissible in court proceedings, they are frequently used by federal law enforcement agencies and for national security clearances. —Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025

Hochman announced in February that he's asked the court to deny the habeas corpus petition, arguing the new evidence isn't credible or admissible. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025

Prosecutors expressed confidence results from the cutting edge technique known as whole genome sequencing would be deemed admissible. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for admissible

• miscible
• risible
• 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