Evidence or testimony that meets legal standards and rules, allowing it to be presented and considered in court proceedings. Inadmissible evidence must be excluded from trial.
From Latin 'admittere' meaning 'to allow to enter,' composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'mittere' (send). The legal sense developed in the 17th century as courts established formal rules about what evidence could be 'admitted' into proceedings.
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