Law Dictionary Definitions

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]

Admiralty  Extension  Act.A  1948  statute  extending  admiralty-tort  jurisdiction  to  include  all cases in which damage or injury is caused by a vessel on navigable water, regardless of where the injury or damage occurred. 46 USCA app. § 740. • Specifically, the Act extended jurisdiction over damages and  injuries  that  a  vessel  causes on  land,  such …

admiralty court.See ADMIRALTY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

Admiralty  Clause.The  clause  of  the  U.S. Constitution  giving  the  federal courts  jurisdiction over admiralty and maritime cases. U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, cl. 1. [Blacks Law 8th]

admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.The exercise of authority over maritime cases by the U.S. district  courts  sitting  in  admiralty.  See  28  USCA  §  1333.  —  Often  shortened  to  admiralty jurisdiction;   maritime   jurisdiction.See   ADMIRALTY(1);   SUPPLEMENTAL   RULES   FOR CERTAIN  ADMIRALTY  AND  MARITIME  CLAIMS  .  [Cases:  Admiralty    1–25.  C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 2–86, 280; Conflict of Laws § 49.] [Blacks Law…

Admiralty, First Lord.See FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY. [Blacks Law 8th]