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
When Heuermann's case was still in its preliminary stages, a special hearing was scheduled for March 2025 to determine whether DNA evidence would be admissible in court, according to CBS News.
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
When lyrics reference the specific facts of an alleged crime, and prosecutors can demonstrate they were intended as literal statements, not artistic expression — that evidence remains admissible.
—Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Polygraph test results are not admissible in court because of their unreliability.
—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
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
When lyrics reference the specific facts of an alleged crime, and prosecutors can demonstrate they were intended as literal statements, not artistic expression — that evidence remains admissible.
—Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Polygraph test results are not admissible in court because of their unreliability.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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Regulation should narrow allowable markets and treat them closer to gambling, with strict limits and disclosures.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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For 2026, you are allowed to withdraw up to $20,000 for allowable educational expenses.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The ruling also points to the wide range of conversion therapy practices that exist and the belief that some approaches might be more acceptable–or less harmful–than others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Any strategic initiative must be complementary and additive to our core audience, must fit within an acceptable leverage parameter, and create clear and identifiable value for our shareholders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The courts have occasionally ruled that prior restraint over news coverage of criminal proceedings is permissible in order to protect a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Defenders of the emergency docket frequently claim that the court’s conduct is permissible because its orders are temporary.—
Wayne Unger,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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