admissible
gb/ədmˈɪsɪbəl/ us/ədmˈɪsɪbəl/
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adjective
legal
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property
1
legally usable as evidence
If evidence is admissible, a court is allowed to consider it.
Gebruikspatroon:
[evidence/testimony/statement] is admissible (in court/as evidence)
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not confuse admissible with admitted; admitted means accepted or confessed, while admissible means legally allowed to be considered.
Synoniemen
allowable (emphasizes that rules permit it)
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permissible (formal; allowed under a rule or law)
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valid (acceptable because it meets legal or procedural requirements)
Antoniemen
inadmissible (not allowed to be used or considered legally)
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excluded (kept out of a legal proceeding by a judge or rule)
Woordcombinaties
admissible evidence
|admissible testimony
|admissible statement
|admissible in court
|admissible as evidence
|legally admissible
|not admissible
|ruled admissible
Thema's
law
|courts
|crime
Voorbeelden
- The judge ruled that the recording was admissible in court.
- Evidence obtained without a warrant may not be admissible.
- Her written statement was admissible because it met the rules of evidence.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The video was admissible in court.
- The judge said the evidence was not admissible.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
acceptable under rules
If something is admissible, the rules allow it.
Gebruikspatroon:
[action/claim/answer/application] is admissible under [rules/standards]
Veelgemaakte fout:
In everyday conversation, acceptable, allowed, or okay are usually more natural than admissible.
Synoniemen
acceptable (more common and neutral in everyday use)
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permissible (formal; stresses permission under rules)
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allowable (stresses that something is allowed, often within limits)
Antoniemen
inadmissible (not allowed under the rules)
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unacceptable (not acceptable by a standard or expectation)
Woordcombinaties
admissible claim
|admissible argument
|admissible application
|admissible reason
|admissible answer
|admissible request
|admissible under the rules
|considered admissible
Thema's
rules
|education
|business
Voorbeelden
- Late applications are not admissible under the scholarship rules.
- The committee decided that anonymous complaints were admissible.
- In a formal debate, personal insults are not admissible arguments.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- Late forms are not admissible.
- Only written answers are admissible.
adjective
formal
C1
property
3
eligible for entry
If a person is admissible to a place or program, they are allowed to enter or join because they meet the rules.
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone] is admissible to/into [country/program/institution]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Admissible to is common in formal or legal contexts; in everyday English, say allowed to enter or eligible for.
Synoniemen
eligible (more common; meets the requirements)
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qualified (has the necessary qualities or credentials)
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acceptable (broadly suitable or allowed)
Antoniemen
inadmissible (not legally or officially allowed to enter or be accepted)
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ineligible (not meeting the requirements)
Woordcombinaties
admissible to the country
|admissible to the program
|admissible into the United States
|not admissible for entry
|found admissible
|deemed admissible
|admissible applicant
Thema's
immigration
|education
|administration
|law
Voorbeelden
- The officer must decide whether the traveler is admissible to Canada.
- Applicants with incomplete documents may not be admissible to the program.
- A prior conviction can affect whether someone is admissible into the country.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The traveler was admissible to the country.
- She was not admissible to the program.
adjective
technical
C2
property
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valid under formal constraints
In technical writing, admissible means valid because it follows the required rules or limits.
Gebruikspatroon:
[solution/function/heuristic/estimate] is admissible if [condition]
Veelgemaakte fout:
This technical use is not common in ordinary conversation; use valid or acceptable unless you are in a specific academic or technical field.
Synoniemen
valid (general technical term for meeting required conditions)
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feasible (especially used for solutions that satisfy constraints)
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allowable (allowed within specified limits)
Antoniemen
inadmissible (not satisfying the required formal conditions)
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infeasible (not satisfying constraints, especially in optimization)
Woordcombinaties
admissible solution
|admissible set
|admissible function
|admissible heuristic
|admissible estimator
|admissible strategy
|admissible value
|admissible range
Thema's
mathematics
|computing
|statistics
|logic
Voorbeelden
- The algorithm only considers admissible solutions to the optimization problem.
- An admissible heuristic never overestimates the true cost.
- The proof shows that every admissible function has a finite maximum.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The program checks for admissible solutions.
- This value is not admissible in the model.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
admissible
IPA
GB/ədmˈɪsɪbəl/
US/ədmˈɪsɪbəl/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
ad - miss - ible (3 lettergrepen)
Stress on 2nd syllable (miss)
Woordvormen
Adjective
- Base: admissible
- Comparative: admissibler
- Superlative: admissiblest
Uitdrukkingen
admissible evidence
1/ədmˈɪsɪbəl ˈɛvədəns/
fixed phrase
legal
court-allowed evidence
Admissible evidence is evidence that can legally be used in court.
Voorbeelden
- The prosecution argued that the phone records were admissible evidence.
- The judge must decide whether the confession counts as admissible evidence.
- Documents collected illegally may not be admissible evidence at trial.