Inadmissible

//ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).

    "June saw a decline in Southwest Border apprehensions and inadmissibles by 18 percent compared to May. This decline follows the overall downward trend for this time of year as apprehensions and inadmissibles along the Southwest Border have declined from May to June."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.

    "Again, 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not deserving to be admitted wordnet

Synonyms

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adriftbadbeside the markbeside the pointbeside the questioncensurable

Example

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"The results of a lie detector test are inadmissible in court."

Etymology

From French inadmissible, from Middle French inadmissible. Morphologically in- + admissible.

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