inadmissible
30
7.7
- adjective
- /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbl/
- Formal
:
inadmisible
- Do you realize anything we find here would be inadmissible in a court of law?
- inadmissible evidence
- ruled inadmissible
- inadmissible statement
And then when you try to use these, you lapse into inadmissible and uncertain assertions.
- And then when you try to use these, you lapse into inadmissible and uncertain assertions.
- For Whimsat and Beardsley, statements by authors of their intentions are inadmissible evidence.
- So from the judge's point of view, Tommy did not prove the truth of his comments, right, because that was inadmissible.
Examples
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We believe in any judicial proceeding, this tape would be inadmissible.
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Any evidence we found would be inadmissible.
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This video is inadmissible as evidence.
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Which I understand is illegal and inadmissible in court.
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If this had been a trial, the judge would have ruled this story inadmissible.
Fiction book (1991) -
The tapes were found to be inadmissible evidence in the courtroom.
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His testimony has been inadmissible and very damaging to my client.
Fiction book (1999) -
The problem is, this kind of evidence is inadmissible and irrelevant.
Fiction book (2000) -
The European Commission has declared every application brought by a conscientious objector to be inadmissible.
Academic text (1997) -
This video is inadmissible as evidence in the trial.
Synonyms
6
7.7
Not allowed by rules, laws, or official standards
1
6.4
Not allowed by rules or laws
1
7.1
Can be kept out of a legal case because it is not allowed as evidence
Antonyms
How Allowed
37
4.1
- Formal
42
6.8
477
2.5
176
3.9
256
3.2
- Formal
30
7.7
- Formal
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
inadmissible = admissible (semi-transparent) = in + admiss + ible
The negative prefix 'in-' attaches in a standard way to 'admissible' to mean 'not admissible'.
Etymology
The word inadmissible comes from in- 'not' and admit 'to let in', so imagine something that is not allowed to enter a room. That's why evidence or excuses that are inadmissible cannot be accepted or considered in court.