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Definition of admissible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

admissible

adjective
 
/ədˈmɪsəbl/
 
/ədˈmɪsəbl/
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  1. that can be allowed or accepted, especially in court
    • Photographs are usually admissible evidence provided it can be proved that they are authentic.
    • The claim was not admissible under the current policy.
    opposite inadmissibleTopics Permission and obligationc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’.
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