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
Polygraph test results are not admissible in court because of their unreliability.
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Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
The polygraph results were not admissible in court, so Perkins was not arrested at the time.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2026
Lie detector tests are generally not admissible in court.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Cox claimed not to have enough time to prepare for the hearing and requested more time to argue on whether the letters will be admissible in court.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
The polygraph results were not admissible in court, so Perkins was not arrested at the time.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2026
Lie detector tests are generally not admissible in court.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Cox claimed not to have enough time to prepare for the hearing and requested more time to argue on whether the letters will be admissible in court.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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Republicans also to save $150 million next fiscal year by delaying allowable new hires throughout the fiscal year.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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The bill would add separation due to federal immigration enforcement as another allowable reason.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each press delivers an acceptable amount of tactile feedback and is pretty quiet, too.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
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Downstream water districts warned Branden Ingersoll, a spokesman for the state health department’s Hazardous Materials Division, said the data show arsenic concentration in the water is acceptable for surface water but not for tap water.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Until 1979, all states had usury laws limiting permissible interest rates on transactions within their domain.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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