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defeasible

[dih-fee-zuh-buhl]

de·fea·si·ble

[dih-fee-zuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being annulled or terminated.

Origin:
1580–90; < Anglo-French defesible. See defeasance, -ible

de·fea·si·ble·ness, de·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·de·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·de·fea·si·ble, adjective
non·de·fea·si·ble·ness, noun
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defeasible (dɪˈfiːzəbəl)
 
adj
1.  law (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
2.  philosophy Compare incorrigible (of a judgment, opinion, etc) having a presupposition in its favour but open to revision if countervailing evidence becomes known
 
de'feasibleness
 
n
 
defeasi'bility
 
n

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