Word
admissible
Phoneticsad·mis·si·ble
US/ədˈmɪsəbəɫ/
UK/ɐdmˈɪsəbəl/
Definition
adj. allowed to be used in a legal case or to be part of a specific group. You use this when something is not banned or restricted.
adj. permitted by law or by the rules of a particular organization or system. Often used in legal contexts to describe evidence or in social contexts to describe membership.
Examples
“The judge decided that the evidence was admissible.”
“The committee decided that only members of the local club were admissible to the private event.”
“Legal experts debated whether the intercepted communications were admissible in court, citing the potential for a violation of the defendant's right to privacy.”
Examples
simple
“The judge decided that the evidence was admissible.”
contextual
“The committee decided that only members of the local club were admissible to the private event.”
complex
“Legal experts debated whether the intercepted communications were admissible in court, citing the potential for a violation of the defendant's right to privacy.”
Real-World Examples
“She adds that the “artificialness of the process that needed to be undertaken” for Sorell’s evidence to be admissible should not have occurred in the trial.” Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French admissible. Equivalent to admit + -ible
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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