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
• acceptable
• 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

Cell Phone Forensics: Extractions Explained A cell phone data extraction is the digital forensic process of retrieving and preserving data from mobile devices to create legally admissible evidence. —Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

In December 2012, Sheila and Rachel agreed to take a lie detector test, even though investigators knew results were not admissible in court. —Alex Gurley, People.com, 6 July 2025

Opening statements were set to begin Aug. 18 after months of delays over what evidence should be admissible. —Nbc News, NBC news, 2 July 2025

Ford’s defense lawyers successfully petitioned the judge in the case for a hearing to determine whether Harper’s expert witness testimony would be scientifically valid and admissible at trial. —Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 1 July 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