Meaning & use

Submissible

adjective·Academic

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Capable of being submitted, especially used in law to describe a case or evidence that may properly be presented to a court or jury.

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The judge ruled that the disputed testimony was not submissible to the jury.

Attorneys argued over whether the case was even submissible given the lack of evidence.

A note on using this word

Chiefly used in American legal contexts, particularly in discussions of whether a case has enough evidence to go to a jury.

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inadmissible

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