inadmissible

adjective

in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌi-nəd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissibility noun
inadmissibly adverb

Examples of inadmissible in a Sentence

The evidence was inadmissible in court.
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The idea that questions of value and spirituality are private matters, inadmissible to public conversations, is a relic of the dying system. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The brothers were tried together and parts of the evidence of abuse were declared inadmissible in court. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 Her lawyers have appealed since, trying again to get Evans's evidence declared inadmissible, and to undermine his air embolism theory. The Week Uk, theweek, 28 July 2024 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. Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inadmissible 

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inadmissible was in 1776

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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadmissible. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

inadmissible

adjective
in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌin-əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissibility noun

Legal Definition

inadmissible

adjective
in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌin-əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissible testimony
inadmissibility noun
inadmissibly adverb

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