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inadmissible
/ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Not allowed to be accepted as evidence.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).
Examples
Such evidence is clearly inadmissible in court as it has been tempered with.
The results of a lie detector test are inadmissible in court.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningNot admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.
More examples
In contextAgain, the multiplist would hold that the grounds for separating admissible from inadmissible interpretations cannot be the same as the grounds for preferability among admissible interpretations.
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Origin
adjective
From French inadmissible, from Middle French inadmissible. Morphologically in- + admissible.