Definition of admissible
1 : capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible evidence legally admissible in court
2 : capable or worthy of being admitted admissible to the university
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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 of admissible from the Web
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After Russia investigations were bogged down by a lack of evidence admissible in court, and by a reluctance among Republicans to take down their president, Democrats concentrated their attacks on the president’s populist pledges.
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Over the years, the courts have upheld Tapp's confession as valid and admissible and not the product of coercive police conduct.
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Boys' attorneys have argued that information from their client's underlying arrest should not be admissible because of tainted police work at that scene.
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The 11-day trial became a bitter contest between religious fundamentalism and biological theory; the judge held, however, that only evidence on whether or not Scopes had taught evolution was admissible, and Scopes was convicted.
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The trooper had probable cause to stop Keller, and as a result the evidence collected was admissible in court, the Supreme Court ruled.
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But prosecutors and Cosby’s lawyers spent in-chamber sessions earlier in the week arguing which portions of the deposition would be admissible.
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But the problem is that a lot of the communication and evidence admissible at trial contains those names.
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Officials are treating the imprecise tests like drug tests, which can also get false positives but are at least scientific enough to be admissible in court.
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Origin and Etymology of admissible
French, from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere —see admit
ADMISSIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of admissible for English Language Learners
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: able to be admitted or allowed; especially : able to be allowed or considered in a legal case
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