ad·mis·si·ble

(ăd-mĭs′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being accepted; allowable: admissible evidence.

2. Worthy of admission.

ad·mis′si·bil′i·ty, ad·mis′si·ble·ness n.

ad·mis′si·bly adv.

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admissible

(ədˈmɪsəbəl)

adj

1. able or deserving to be considered or allowed

2. deserving to be admitted or allowed to enter

3. (Law) law (esp of evidence) capable of being or bound to be admitted in a court of law

adˌmissiˈbility, adˈmissibleness n

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ad•mis•si•ble

(ædˈmɪs ə bəl)

adj.

1. able to be allowed or conceded; allowable.

2. worthy of being admitted: admissible evidence.

[1605–15]

ad•mis`si•bil′i•ty, ad•mis′si•ble•ness, n.

ad•mis′si•bly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

admissible - deserving to be admitted; "admissible evidence"

inadmissible - not deserving to be admitted; "inadmissible evidence"

admissible

adjective permissible, allowed, permitted, acceptable, tolerated, tolerable, passable, allowable Convictions will rise now that photographic evidence is admissible.
unacceptable, intolerable, disallowed, inadmissible

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admissible

adjective

1. Capable of being accepted:

acceptable, unobjectionable.

2. Capable of being allowed:

allowable, permissible.

Slang: kosher.

Translations

مَقْبُول، جَدِير بِالقُبُول

přípustnýpřijatelný

gyldig

zulässig

επιτρεπτός

acceptable admissible

gildur, lögmætur

prípustný

admissible

[ədˈmɪsəbl] ADJ → admisible, aceptable

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admissible

[ədˈmɪsɪb^əl] adj

(LAW) [evidence] → recevable

(= acceptable) → acceptable

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admissible

adj → zulässig; admissible as evidence → als Beweismittel zulässig

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admissible

[ədˈmɪsəbl] adj → ammissibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

admit

(ədˈmit) – past tense, past participle adˈmitted – verb

1. to allow to enter. This ticket admits one person.

2. to say that one accepts as true. He admitted (that) he was wrong.

adˈmissible (-səbl) adjective

allowable. admissible evidence.

adˈmission (-ʃən) noun

1. being allowed to enter; entry. They charge a high price for admission.

2. (an) act of accepting the truth of (something). an admission of guilt.

adˈmittance noun

the right or permission to enter. The notice said `No admittance'.

adˈmittedly adverb

as is generally accepted. Admittedly, she is not well.

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The preceding train of observation will justify the position which has been elsewhere laid down, that "A CONCURRENT JURISDICTION in the article of taxation was the only admissible substitute for an entire subordination, in respect to this branch of power, of State authority to that of the Union." Any separation of the objects of revenue that could have been fallen upon, would have amounted to a sacrifice of the great INTERESTS of the Union to the POWER of the individual States.

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As regards texture, the Saxony is alone admissible. Brussels is the preterpluperfect tense of fashion, and Turkey is taste in its dying agonies.

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Under the rules of evidence as they now exist in this country, no single assertion in the Bible has in its support any evidence admissible in a court of law.

But as records of courts of justice are admissible, it can easily be proved that powerful and malevolent magicians once existed and were a scourge to mankind.

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The scalp was the only admissible trophy of victory.

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"If it were admissible to contradict a lady," said the gallant Mr.

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On the contrary, it cannot be unknown to the authors of the fallacy themselves, that the British Constitution fixes no limit whatever to the discretion of the legislature, and that the American ties down the legislature to two years, as the longest admissible term.

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The only aim that seemed admissible to him now was to deceive Adam to the utmost: to make Adam think better of him than he deserved.

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It is also clear that we must be able to find such a new interpretation if our theory is to be admissible.

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There it lay, a tranquil sea or lake without water, if such a simile be admissible, with the day going down upon it: a few birds wheeling here and there: and solitude and silence reigning paramount around.

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"Not admissible. The PRINCIPAL to go to Sir Percival Glyde, in the event of his surviving Lady Glyde, and there being no issue."

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Silk is positively not admissible in deep mourning.

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