admissible
adjective
ad·mis·si·ble
əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
ad-
1
: capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible
evidence legally admissible in court
2
: capable or worthy of being admitted
admissible to the university
Examples of admissible in a Sentence
The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.
using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible
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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.
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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.
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Under some conditions, testimonial evidence is also admissible to prove innocence in post-conviction cases.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 12 May 2025
The judge decided that these text exchanges between Ventura and Combs on the evening of the Connecticut incident will be admissible in the trial.
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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
The judge decided that these text exchanges between Ventura and Combs on the evening of the Connecticut incident will be admissible in the trial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for admissible
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admissible. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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admissible
adjective
ad·mis·si·ble
əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl
: that can be or is worthy to be admitted or allowed
admissible evidence
Legal Definition
admissible
adjective
ad·mis·si·ble
əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl, ad-
: capable of being allowed or permitted
the difficulty would be lessened if entries in books of account were admissible as prima facie evidence—B. N. Cardozo
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