inadmissible

English

Alternative forms

• inadmissable

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

inadmissible (comparative more inadmissible, superlative most inadmissible)

1. Not admissible.

   Synonyms: inadmittable, unadmissible, unadmittable

   Antonym: admissible

   1. (usually specifically) That cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.
      • 1993, Michael Krausz, Rightness and Reasons: Interpretation in Cultural Practices, →ISBN, page 27:

        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.

   2. (of an assertion, point, fact, etc) That cannot be conceded.
   3. (of a person) Who cannot be allowed to enter a place or event.

Related terms

• inadmissibility

Translations

not admissible

• Armenian: անընդունելի (hy) (anənduneli)
• Belarusian: непрыймальны (njepryjmalʹny), недапушчальны (njedapuščalʹny), недазвольны (njedazvólʹny), недазволены (njedazvóljeny)
• Bulgarian: недопустим (bg) (nedopustim), неприемлив (bg) (nepriemliv)
• Catalan: inadmissible (ca)
• Czech: nepřípustný (cs)
• Finnish: kelpaamaton (fi), todisteeksi kelpaamaton (of evidence)
• French: inadmissible (fr)
• German: unzulässig (de)
• Italian: inammissibile (it)
• Polish: niedopuszczalny (pl)
• Portuguese: inadmissível (pt)
• Romanian: inadmisibil (ro) m or n, inadmisibilă f, neadmisibil (ro) m
• Russian: недопусти́мый (ru) (nedopustímyj), непозволи́тельный (ru) (nepozvolítelʹnyj), неразрешённый (ru) (nerazrešónnyj), неприе́млемый (ru) (neprijémlemyj)
• Spanish: inadmisible (es)
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

Noun

inadmissible (plural inadmissibles)

1. A person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).
   • 2018, Southwest Border Migration FY2018, United States Customs and Border Patrol:

     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.

Catalan

Etymology

From in- +‎ admissible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [i.nəd.miˈsib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.nad.miˈsi.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [i.nad.miˈsib.ble]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

inadmissible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inadmissibles)

1. inadmissible

   Antonym: admissible

Derived terms

• inadmissibilitat

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ admissible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.nad.mi.sibl/

Adjective

inadmissible (plural inadmissibles)

1. unacceptable, inadmissible

   Synonym: inacceptable

   Antonym: admissible

Further reading

• “inadmissible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012