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Admissibility

[ad-mis-uh-buhl] Origin

ad·mis·si·ble

[ad-mis-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
2.
capable or worthy of being admitted: admissible evidence.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin admiss- (see admission) + -ible; or < French, formed from same elements

ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, ad·mis·si·ble·ness, noun
ad·mis·si·bly, adverb
non·ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ad·mis·si·ble, adjective
non·ad·mis·si·ble·ness, noun
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non·ad·mis·si·b·ly, adverb
un·ad·mis·si·ble, adjective
un·ad·mis·si·ble·ness, noun
un·ad·mis·si·b·ly, adverb
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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 (esp of evidence) capable of being or bound to be admitted in a court of law
 
admissi'bility
 
n
 
ad'missibleness
 
n

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admissible
1610s, from Fr. admissible, from L.L. admissibilem, from pp. stem of admittere (see admit). Legal sense is recorded from 1849.
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