inadmissible
not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
Origin of inadmissible
1Other words from inadmissible
- in·ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty, noun
- in·ad·mis·si·bly, adverb
Words Nearby inadmissible
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How to use inadmissible in a sentence
Juries are forbidden to see inadmissible evidence from hearsay, forced confessions, or warrantless searches—“the tainted fruit of the poisoned tree”—because human minds are incapable of ignoring it.
It’s Not Irrational to Party Like It’s 1999 - Issue 108: Change | Steven Pinker | November 17, 2021 | NautilusI was ruled inadmissible over a run-in with the law many years before, when I was a teenager.
How I Escaped My Troubles Through Science - Issue 104: Harmony | Subodh Patil | August 25, 2021 | Nautilus“Every single witness is inadmissible, hearsay, triple-hearsay,” said assistant state attorney Penny Brill in court yesterday.
Did Pablo Escobar Frame a Millionaire for Murdering Banana-Shipping Money Launderers? | Jacqui Goddard | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSoldera denounced their offer of wine as “inadmissible and offensive, a fraud to the consumers.”
Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine | Alice Feiring | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSee if the referee will toss it out, if the judge (the media) will rule it inadmissible.
Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney’s Character Assassination Game | Michael Tomasky | May 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Both items were ruled inadmissible because of the methodology used to collect, store, and test the items.
Amanda Knox Verdict Appealed: Will She Go Back to Italy? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | February 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter that conviction was overturned due to inadmissible evidence, he was tried and sentenced to death again in 1986.
The demand which was made upon himself was altogether inadmissible.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBut the nimbus was not worn at all at this early period; such a criterion is therefore inadmissible.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowUnanimity is impossible; and the rule of a majority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible.
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousAs in these cases, the hypothesis of a single focus is inadmissible.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles DavisonAnd then, "You are not a dying man, Messer Basterga, or you would think—few things inadmissible."
The Long Night | Stanley Weyman
British Dictionary definitions for inadmissible
/ (ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl) /
not admissible or allowable
Derived forms of inadmissible
- inadmissibility, noun
- inadmissibly, adverb
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