as in allowable
that may be permitted
using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible
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Recent Examples of admissible
In 1936, the court found, in Brown vs. Mississippi, that confessions obtained by use of torture would not be admissible in court.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Embracing Change: The Evolution of Narratives With new admissible evidence highlighting Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez’s allegations of abuse against their father Jose Menendez, society’s perspective has the potential to shift.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Yet jurors—including some from at Roberson’s trial—often hear and trust these tenuous opinions, which has led some scholars to argue that manner of death testimony should not be admissible in U.S. courts, as is the case in nearly every other country.
—Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
There are a couple of problems here, the first being that this is by no means admissible in either the court of law or the court of public opinion.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Embracing Change: The Evolution of Narratives With new admissible evidence highlighting Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez’s allegations of abuse against their father Jose Menendez, society’s perspective has the potential to shift.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Yet jurors—including some from at Roberson’s trial—often hear and trust these tenuous opinions, which has led some scholars to argue that manner of death testimony should not be admissible in U.S. courts, as is the case in nearly every other country.
—Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
There are a couple of problems here, the first being that this is by no means admissible in either the court of law or the court of public opinion.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissible
Adjective
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That’s on top of the $23,500 maximum in 2025 for savers younger than 50, bringing the total allowable contribution for workers 60 to 63 to $34,750 this year.—
Diane Harris,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Take the time to evaluate your financial capacity to contribute the maximum allowable amount, as even small increases in contributions can lead to substantial growth over time thanks to compounding interest.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The company acknowledges the uncertainty in obtaining sufficient funding on acceptable terms.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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Although China would still prefer to trade directly with the United States, leading a parallel trading system with the global South is an acceptable alternative for Beijing.—
Yun Sun,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The first patch that fell off had been on my butt, one of three permissible canvases for estradiol patches, the other two being abdomen and thigh.—
Nell Beram,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2025
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One reason is that previous cases expanding permissible aid to religious organizations have used what is called the child-benefit test: The students or their parents, rather than the institutions themselves, like St. Isidore, are the primary beneficiaries of the government funds.—
Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Admissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissible. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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