inadmissible.

Not meeting the relevant rules or conditions for acceptance or consideration.

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Words that belong together

• inadmissible evidence
• inadmissible inference

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The statement was ruled inadmissible under the governing evidentiary procedure.

An inference based on a premise expressly excluded by the framework was inadmissible within that analysis.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually categorical; ordinary comparative or superlative generally not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, argumentation, evaluation, qualification. Disciplines: reasoning, research, essay writing. Commonness: moderately common.