as in allowable
that may be permitted
using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible
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Recent Examples of admissible
Reviewing these hundreds of thousands of petitions and applications will inevitably discover a small swath of cases where the applicant was not admissible at the time of filing.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In a court filing, Friedman-Agnifilo argued the writings and all the items recovered from the backpack should not be admissible since police illegally searched the bag without a warrant, and there was no immediate threat to justify a warrantless search.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
The anonymous tips are a starting point, and detectives often need to do significant follow-up investigation to corroborate the tips with evidence that is admissible in court, Clark said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
The polygraph results were not admissible in court, so Perkins was not arrested at the time.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In a court filing, Friedman-Agnifilo argued the writings and all the items recovered from the backpack should not be admissible since police illegally searched the bag without a warrant, and there was no immediate threat to justify a warrantless search.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
The anonymous tips are a starting point, and detectives often need to do significant follow-up investigation to corroborate the tips with evidence that is admissible in court, Clark said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
The polygraph results were not admissible in court, so Perkins was not arrested at the time.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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On Thursday, a jury sentenced her to the maximum allowable sentence of 20 years in prison.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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With allowable errors in the helicopter’s altimeters and other equipment, as well as Army rules expecting aviators to hold their altitude within 100 feet, the aircraft can end up being much closer.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In healthy people, apoB values less than 90 mg/dL are typically considered acceptable, with some saying lower targets closer to 70 mg/dL may be more optimal for preventing heart disease.—
Akshay Syal,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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All of that would be perfectly acceptable if the Bulls had picked up a first-round pick for their troubles.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The bottom line Filing for bankruptcy without an attorney is legally permissible but practically challenging.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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When military assets are deployed into American communities under the guise of immigration enforcement, there is a steady erosion of the boundaries that constrain permissible state violence.—
Binaifer Nowrojee,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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