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admittance.  1.  The  act  of  entering  a  building,  locality,  or  the  like.  2.  Permission  to  enter. 3.Hist. The  act  of  giving  seisin  of  a  copyhold estate.  •  Admittance  corresponded  with  livery  of seisin  of  a  freehold.  Copyhold  estates  were abolished  by  the  Law of  Property  Act  of  1922.  See COPYHOLD. [Blacks Law 8th]

admission to sufficient facts.See SUBMISSION TO A FINDING. [Blacks Law 8th]

admission to bail.An order to release an accused person from custody after payment of bail or receipt of an adequate surety for the person’s appearance for trial. See BAIL(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

admission tax.See TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

  admission (ad-mish-<<schwa>>n), n.1. Any statement or assertion made by a party to a case and offered against that party; an acknowledgment that facts are true. Cf. CONFESSION. [Cases: Criminal  Law    405;  Evidence    200–205.  C.J.S.  Criminal  Law  §  877;  Evidence  §§  293,  340, 364–467, 469–471.] admission  against interest.A  person’s  statement  acknowledging  a  fact that  is…

admissible evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

admissible  (ad-mis-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l),  adj.1.  Capable  of  being  legally  admitted; allowable;  permissible  <admissible  evidence>.2.  Worthy  of  gaining  entry  or  being  admitted  <a person is admissible to the bar upon obtaining a law degree and passing the bar exam>. [Blacks Law 8th]

admissibility  (ad-mis-<<schwa>>-bil-<<schwa>>-tee),  n.  The  quality  or  state  of  being allowed to be entered into evidence in a hearing, trial, or other proceeding. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure    2011; Trial    43.C.J.S. Trial § 162.] “ ‘Admissibility’ can best be thought of as a concept consisting of two quite different aspects: disclosure to the trier of fact and…

admiralty law.1.ADMIRALTY(2), 2.ADMIRALTY(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

admiralty jurisdiction.See ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION. [Blacks Law 8th]