Meaning & use
admissible
Acceptable or valid, especially evidence that a court allows to be considered.
See it in a sentence
The judge ruled that the recorded confession was admissible as evidence.
Only admissible documents may be submitted before the filing deadline closes.
A note on using this word
Admissible is most common in legal contexts describing evidence, though it can describe any acceptable option in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
acceptableallowable
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Words with an opposite meaning
inadmissible
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