inadmissible
adjective
in·ad·mis·si·ble
ˌi-nəd-ˈmi-sə-bəl 
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
Examples of inadmissible in a Sentence
The evidence was inadmissible in court.
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As early as 1923, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled polygraph results inadmissible at trial because the tests were not widely accepted by relevant experts.
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Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The disclosure came during a hearing in which Paul's attorneys argued that the federal investigatory process used to build the case against the developer was flawed and should be inadmissible at trial.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Nov. 2024
However, his judge ruled this defense inadmissible as Navarro couldn’t show that Trump had invoked privilege.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Oct. 2024
All of them were recorded, but no one had ever bothered to look at the tapes because polygraphs are inadmissible in court.
—Anne-Marie Green, Judy Rybak, CBS News, 16 June 2018
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Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The disclosure came during a hearing in which Paul's attorneys argued that the federal investigatory process used to build the case against the developer was flawed and should be inadmissible at trial.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Nov. 2024
However, his judge ruled this defense inadmissible as Navarro couldn’t show that Trump had invoked privilege.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Oct. 2024
All of them were recorded, but no one had ever bothered to look at the tapes because polygraphs are inadmissible in court.
—Anne-Marie Green, Judy Rybak, CBS News, 16 June 2018
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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadmissible. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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inadmissible
adjective
in·ad·mis·si·ble
ˌin-əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
Legal Definition
inadmissible
adjective
in·ad·mis·si·ble
ˌin-əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissible testimony
inadmissibly
adverb
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