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pleadable
[ plee-duh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being pleaded, as a case in court.
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Other Words From
- non·pleada·ble adjective
- un·pleada·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pleadable1
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Example Sentences
No intent can, make a defamatory publication good, nothing can make it have a good tendency; truth is not pleadable.
No intent can make a defamatory publication good, nothing can make it have a good tendency; truth is not pleadable.
The Act of Settlement prescribed that "no pardon shall be pleadable to an impeachment by the Commons in parliament."
He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons, but his pardon shall not be pleadable in bar of an impeachment.
He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons; but his pardon shall not be pleadable in bar of an impeachment.
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