inadmissible

adjective

in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌi-nəd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissibility noun
inadmissibly adverb

Examples of inadmissible in a Sentence

The evidence was inadmissible in court.
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When the brothers were retried together starting in 1995, most of their abuse allegations were deemed inadmissible in court. Chloe Melas, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024 The total number of people apprehended at the U.S. border or deemed inadmissible at a U.S. port of entry since October 2018 is now nearly the same as the number of asylum seekers who arrived in Europe in the whole of 2015. Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019 Applicants who are thought to be drug abusers or addicts are inadmissible under U.S. immigration policy, unless their addiction is in remission. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 The abuse allegations were deemed inadmissible in court in their second joint trial. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inadmissible 

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inadmissible was in 1776

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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadmissible. Accessed 11 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

inadmissible

adjective
in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌin-əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissibility noun

Legal Definition

inadmissible

adjective
in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌin-əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissible testimony
inadmissibility noun
inadmissibly adverb

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