inadmissible

adjective

in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌi-nəd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissibility noun
inadmissibly adverb

Examples of inadmissible in a Sentence

The evidence was inadmissible in court.
Recent Examples on the Web On various occasions, Wright cited his own personal testing—which Hough reminded him repeatedly was inadmissible—to explain how documents might end up bearing signs of tampering for innocuous reasons. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024 Wright attempted to counter these accusations by referencing evidence previously deemed inadmissible by experts, experts whom Wright himself had dismissed. Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 Senate Bill 415, authored by Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Chesterton, would render statements made during an interrogation inadmissible if a minor was mislead regarding evidence in their case, dishonestly threatened with harsher consequences, or issued false promises of leniency. Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023 If police willfully do not follow the parameters of the law, any statement made by the minor in question would be inadmissible in court. Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024 Lacking a certifiable timestamp, the films were inadmissible. Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024 Now the trial judge at that point has to [deal] with the balancing act because, generally speaking, evidence of uncharged crimes is inadmissible. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2023 Judge Michael Gaffey initally ruled that a majority of the Molineux evidence was inadmissible. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 These September 2022 texts were previously deemed inadmissible as evidence. Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inadmissible was in 1776

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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadmissible. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

inadmissible

adjective
in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌin-əd-ˈmis-ə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissibility noun

Legal Definition

inadmissible

adjective
in·​ad·​mis·​si·​ble ˌin-əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce inadmissible (audio)
: not admissible
inadmissible evidence
inadmissible testimony
inadmissibility noun
inadmissibly adverb

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