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
In recent weeks, prosecutors and the defense have argued over what should be admissible at the trial, including 911 calls and text messages shared by two housemates who were home at the time of the killings but were physically unharmed.
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Shane Bishop, NBC news, 8 May 2025
To succeed, the petition must meet a high legal bar: the evidence must be new, credible, admissible, and could not be discovered at the time of the trial.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 May 2025
In a setback for Combs’ legal team, Judge Subramanian had said in April that the video, first broadcast by CNN last year, was admissible as evidence.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Under some conditions, testimonial evidence is also admissible to prove innocence in post-conviction cases.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
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Shane Bishop, NBC news, 8 May 2025
To succeed, the petition must meet a high legal bar: the evidence must be new, credible, admissible, and could not be discovered at the time of the trial.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 May 2025
In a setback for Combs’ legal team, Judge Subramanian had said in April that the video, first broadcast by CNN last year, was admissible as evidence.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Under some conditions, testimonial evidence is also admissible to prove innocence in post-conviction cases.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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That is a significant amount—enough to cover many college expenses, make a sizable down payment on a first home, or fund an entrepreneurial venture, all of which qualify as allowable expenses.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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How exactly that level of allowable loss was arrived at remains unclear.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Chrissy Teigan to Ari Lennox have been spotted wearing bralettes as shirts, making this a perfectly acceptable garment to wear under a crochet dress.—
Bianca Lambert,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
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Others in the comment section sided with Tallulah and argued that her photos of her father are acceptable.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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The state, in barring the use of Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, argued that such public funds provided for permissible services could still indirectly support its ability to provide abortions.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Essentially, the regulation narrowed the scope of permissible substituted merchandise for drawback purposes.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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