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Admissible

Describes evidence a judge or jury may consider in a case.[1]

In more detail

Mediation privilege laws make most mediation communications inadmissible in later proceedings, with exceptions.[2] But evidence that is otherwise admissible doesn't become inadmissible just because it was used in mediation.[2][3]

Varies by state

Evidence rules differ by state and in federal court. Find your state’s rules.

Related terms

  • Mediation privilegeA legal right to refuse to disclose, and to stop others from disclosing, mediation communications in a later court or other proceeding.
  • ConfidentialityThe rule that what is said in mediation generally stays private.
  • DiscoveryThe process in which each side gets information from the other before trial, through tools such as depositions, written questions and requests for documents.

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Sources

The official documents this definition is based on, with the date we last read each one. Definitions are in our own words.

  1. Glossary of Legal Termsuscourts.govchecked ↩
  2. RCW ch. 7.07, Uniform Mediation Act (as enacted in Washington)app.leg.wa.govchecked ↩
  3. Fla. Stat. § 44.405 (Confidentiality; privilege; exceptions), 2026flsenate.govchecked ↩

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