ADMISSIBLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

admissible

adjective

əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl

Definition of admissible

as in allowable

that may be permitted using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible

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Recent Examples of admissible The state's high court also upheld the Fifth Judicial District Court’s ruling that surveillance video showing Trevizo inside the hospital and any body camera footage captured by police were also not admissible in court. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 However, the court ultimately found police were within their rights and that the laser was admissible as evidence. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Why, then, has no court of law in any country, even the tiniest country in the world, accepted as admissible any AI-detector system? — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 The more consequential intervention is about the rules by which literary evidence becomes admissible. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for admissible

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The assessment also found short-term non-cancer health risk above the allowable threshold from being exposed to toxic air contaminants for an hour, while long-term risk of non-cancer health effects fell below the threshold.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
The maximum allowable liability quotient tapers from 90 per cent this season to 80 per cent from 2028-29 onwards.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of allowable

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Under the screen-time policy, students have no access to screens until the second grade and permissible screen time is gradually expanded as students get older.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
All prospective adopters were required to do was show up in person with a credit card, a winning bid and proof of a legally permissible place to keep a barnyard animal.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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