Definitions for admission
ædˈmɪʃ ənad·mis·sion

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. admission, admittance(noun)

   the act of admitting someone to enter

   "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"

2. admission(noun)

   an acknowledgment of the truth of something

3. entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money(noun)

   the fee charged for admission

4. entree, access, accession, admission, admittance(noun)

   the right to enter

Wiktionary(3.20 / 10 votes)Rate this definition:

1. admission(Noun)

   The act or practice of admitting.

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

2. admission(Noun)

   Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

3. admission(Noun)

   The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgment; concession.

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

4. admission(Noun)

   Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

5. admission(Noun)

   A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

6. admission(Noun)

   Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

7. admission(Noun)

   The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

   There is no way he has seen that show, the admission is more than he makes in a week.

   Etymology: admissio; compare French admission. See admit.

Webster Dictionary(1.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Admission(noun)

   the act or practice of admitting

2. Admission(noun)

   power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach

3. Admission(noun)

   the granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something /serted; acknowledgment; concession

4. Admission(noun)

   acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry

5. Admission(noun)

   a fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

6. Admission(noun)

   declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Admission

   An admission in the law of evidence is a prior statement by an adverse party which can be admitted into evidence over a hearsay objection. In general, admissions are admissible in criminal and civil cases. At common law, admissions were admissible. A statement could only be excluded by a showing of involuntariness, unfairness, or that the circumstances under which the statement was obtained was improper or illegal. In the United States, "Admission by a party-opponent" is explicitly excepted from hearsay under the Federal Rules of Evidence. Rule 801. Among several types of admissions, the rule notes that an admission can be the "party's own statement" or a statement in which the "party has manifested an adoption or belief in its truth." Under both common law and the Federal Rules of Evidence, an admission becomes legally invalid after nine years from the date of the initial admission.

The Roycroft Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. admission

   1. To lie frankly and truthfully about something that can not possibly incriminate you. 2. To go into a place where one is not wanted; as, "A burglar gained admission to my house."

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'admission' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4015

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'admission' in Nouns Frequency: #1421

How to pronounce admission?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of admission in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of admission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of admission in a Sentence

1. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

   This admission proves once again that White House intentionally misled the American people about the Iran deal.

2. The Rev. Jesse Jackson:

   He's not handled it well, by his own admission, he's got to climb out of it. Whether he can, I don't know. I don't know.

3. John Adams:

   If a majority are capable of preferring their own private interest, or that of their families, counties, and party, to that of the nation collectively, some provision must be made in the constitution, in favor of justice, to compel all to respect the common right, the public good, the universal law, in preference to all private and partial considerations... And that the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of history... To remedy the dangers attendant upon the arbitrary use of power, checks, however multiplied, will scarcely avail without an explicit admission some limitation of the right of the majority to exercise sovereign authority over the individual citizen... In popular governments [democracies], minorities [individuals] constantly run much greater risk of suffering from arbitrary power than in absolute monarchies...

4. Mahmoud Vaezi:

   If there is a well-mannered atmosphere in stadiums, we have no objection to (the admission of women).

5. Alexander Hamilton:

   [T]here is a wide difference between closing the door altogether and throwing it entirely open; between a postponement of fourteen years and an immediate admission to all the rights of citizenship. Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of at least a probability of their feeling a real interest in our affairs.

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