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.
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A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that 150 pounds of marijuana collected from a drug suspect’s car is not admissible evidence in court because investigators illegally used a GPS tracker without a warrant to uncover it.
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Origin and Etymology of admissible
French, from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere —see admit
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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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