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
That’s partly because the defendants were tortured in secret CIA prisons, so there are ongoing legal fights over what evidence is admissible.
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NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.
—Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Riverhead, New York — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The court ruled that Knox's initial testimony, which was typed by the police, would not be admissible as evidence in the retrial.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The sides had been tangling over the evidence since March, when the judge held a Frye hearing to determine whether the new type of DNA testing should be admissible.
—Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Riverhead, New York — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The court ruled that Knox's initial testimony, which was typed by the police, would not be admissible as evidence in the retrial.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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Real problems, like a roof leak, cracking drywall due to a foundation problem, and ponding around a home, are examples of allowable and protected issues under the statute, Perczak said.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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That's based on the California Proposition 65 maximum allowable dose level for lead.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some believe there’s a spectrum of acceptable phone-at-the-dinner table habits.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Yet, the general principles of this diet are a blend of vegetarian and Mediterranean diets, two of the patterns mentioned as acceptable for people with type 2 diabetes.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The framework for permissible banking hinges on a 2014 guidance document from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which outlines eight federal enforcement priorities that banks must help uphold.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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In that case, the ethics commission wrote that a caucus partnering with or forming its own nonprofit — as the Opportunity Caucus and other subsets of lawmakers have done — was permissible under state ethics laws.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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