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adjective
Law
.
capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court:
a justiciable dispute.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Anglo-French
<
Medieval Latin
jūstitiābilis.
See
justice
,
-able
Related forms
jus·ti·ci·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·jus·ti·ci·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·jus·ti·ci·a·ble,
adjective
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a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding
nullification or withdrawal, especially of an offer to contract
the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt
a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like
judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty
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justiciable
(dʒʌˈstɪʃɪəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
capable of being determined by a court of law
2.
liable to be brought before a court for trial; subject to jurisdiction
justicia'bility
—
n
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