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inadmissible
Not allowed or permitted because it violates a law, rule, or regulation.
Das Gericht erklärte die Beweise für unzulässig, da sie illegal beschafft wurden.
The court declared the evidence inadmissible because it had been obtained illegally.
The word is made up of two parts: the prefix 'un-' and the adjective 'zulässig' (permissible/admissible). The prefix 'un-' means 'not', so 'unzulässig' (inadmissible) is the direct opposite of 'zulässig' (permissible/admissible).
Eine solche Frage ist in einem Vorstellungsgespräch unzulässig.
Such a question is inadmissible in a job interview.
'Unzulässig' (inadmissible) is a formal word that is often found in legal, administrative, or official contexts. It describes a violation of clear rules or laws.
Der Richter erklärte die Forderung für unzulässig.
The judge declared the claim inadmissible.
Common combinations are 'eine unzulässige Frage' (an inadmissible question), 'ein unzulässiger Eingriff' (an inadmissible interference/intrusion), or the legal phrase 'etwas für unzulässig erklären' (to declare something inadmissible).
Ein unzulässiger Eingriff in die Privatsphäre kann rechtliche Folgen haben.
An inadmissible intrusion into privacy can have legal consequences.
illegal
Illegal and unzulässig both describe something that is not allowed. Illegal presupposes a violation of the law; unzulässig can also refer to another rule or regulation. Use illegal for a violation of the law, and usually unzulässig for a violation of other binding rules.
Dieses Vorgehen verstößt gegen die internen Regeln und ist daher unzulässig.
This procedure violates the internal rules and is therefore not permitted.
Dieses Vorgehen verstößt gegen das Gesetz und ist daher illegal.
This procedure violates the law and is therefore illegal.
