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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Testifying would subject Combs to cross-examination and make his words admissible in more than 60 pending civil cases.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 June 2025
The line led to an immediate objection by defense attorney Robert Alessi and became the last bit of testimony for the day — Judge Beverly J. Cannone dismissed the jury so that Alessi and Brennan could argue whether the line was admissible.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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.
—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
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 June 2025
The line led to an immediate objection by defense attorney Robert Alessi and became the last bit of testimony for the day — Judge Beverly J. Cannone dismissed the jury so that Alessi and Brennan could argue whether the line was admissible.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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.
—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
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 11 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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