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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He was charged with murder, but the confession was ruled inadmissible after child interview protection laws were applied in 2019, and the case was dropped. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 Still, if the Canadian club is representing the AL in two weeks’ time, that’s not to say that the north-of-the-border numbers will be inadmissible in MLB’s calculus. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025 One of the officers questioning Gein assaulted him during the interrogation, making his initial confessions inadmissible in court. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 The defense lawyers argued in their motion that the evidence would have been inadmissible had Combs been tried only under the Mann Act. ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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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