The quality or state of being allowed or acceptable, especially as evidence in court or as part of an argument.
From admissible (from Latin admittere, 'to allow') plus the suffix -ness, which creates abstract nouns. The -ness suffix comes from Old English and Germanic roots, transforming adjectives into qualities or states.
This word shows how English stacks suffixes like building blocks—admissible becomes admissibleness by adding -ness, and then admissibly adds -ly. Legal language loves these long technical words because each layer adds precision: is it admissible? Yes. Can we talk about how admissible it is? Through admissibleness!
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