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  • adjective Not having been admitted.

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un- +‎ admitted

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Examples

  • Tell the officer or prosecutor that the internal affairs division possesses evidence of misconduct (a gratuity, a favor for a friend, misuse of evidence, excessive force, a false statement) and that (a) a confessed offense will generate a slight penalty or (b) an unadmitted offense will generate imprisonment, disbarment, termination, etc

    The Volokh Conspiracy » An Unusual Exclusionary Rule Case 2010

  • Tell the officer or prosecutor that the internal affairs division possesses evidence of misconduct (a gratuity, a favor for a friend, misuse of evidence, excessive force, a false statement) and that (a) a confessed offense will generate a slight penalty or (b) an unadmitted offense will generate imprisonment, disbarment, termination, etc

    The Volokh Conspiracy » An Unusual Exclusionary Rule Case 2010

  • He hadn't even brought his proper gear, so what did that say about his unadmitted motivations?

    It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

  • She continues with bare, conclusory allegations that the President is "an alien, possibly even an unnaturalized or even an unadmitted illegal alien . . . without so much as lawful residency in the United States."

    Judicial Humor Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • She continues with bare, conclusory allegations that the President is "an alien, possibly even an unnaturalized or even an unadmitted illegal alien . . . without so much as lawful residency in the United States."

    Judicial Humor Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • She continues with bare, conclusory allegations that the President is "an alien, possibly even an unnaturalized or even an unadmitted illegal alien . . . without so much as lawful residency in the United States."

    Archive 2009-09-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • That is the unadmitted but implicit assumption behind all their weasel words and excuse-making.

    Justin Raimondo: Conservatives for Espionage 2008

  • Please add to either of these lists (admitted lies or unadmitted lies).

    Tired of Being Lied To 2008

  • When a writer responds to such efforts as though any desire to change the book must stem from an unadmitted and nefarious source — jealousy of talent is a popular choice in such accusations, as is lack of familiarity with what makes literature readable and just plain shallowness — the kindly-motivated feedback-giver feels burned.

    Author! Author! » 2008 » March 2008

  • To put it bluntly, unadmitted racism raised its ugly head.

    Joel Weinberger and Robert F. Bornstein: Traditional Polling Methods Do Not Work for Nontraditional Candidates 2008

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