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Admissible

Meaning in law, with examples

/ədˈmɪsəbl/adjectiveCommon term

In law, admissible means: Allowed to be used in court as evidence, or accepted for examination by a court, because it meets the legal rules.

In Turkish: kabul edilebilir, hukuka uygun (delil), dinlenebilir

How it is used

Mostly about evidence: 'the recording is admissible', 'inadmissible hearsay'. Courts such as the European Court of Human Rights also decide whether an application is admissible before looking at its merits.

Example sentences

  1. The judge ruled that the secretly recorded conversation was admissible.

  2. The application was declared inadmissible because it was lodged too late.

Common collocations

  • admissible evidence
  • declared inadmissible
  • admissible in court
  • admissibility criteria
  • evidenceDocuments, objects, statements and other information that a court uses to decide which facts are true.
  • testimonyA formal statement that a witness makes in court or in writing, usually under oath, about facts they know.
  • witnessA person who tells a court what they saw, heard or know about a case; also someone who watches a document being signed and then signs it too.
  • affidavitA written statement of facts that a person signs and swears or affirms is true, usually in front of an authorised official, so that it can be used as evidence.

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