Admissible Evidence Definition and Legal Meaning

n. in a court, any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to a judge or jury is called admissible evidence. The use is to establish or to bolster a point put forth by a party to the proceeding. The submitted evidence is admissible only when it is relevant, is not prejudicial, and it have some indicia of reliability. It could be in the form of documented evidences, a witness or authentic facts found out or verified by some agency accepted by law, say for example, a court official, police personnel, government doctor, etc.