triable

[trahy-uh-buhl]

tri·a·ble

[trahy-uh-buhl]
subject or liable to judicial trial.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French. See try, -able

un·tri·a·ble, adjective
un·tri·a·ble·ness, noun
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Triable is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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triable (ˈtraɪəbəl)
 
adj
1.  a.  liable to be tried judicially
 b.  subject to examination or determination by a court of law
2.  rare able to be tested
 
'triableness
 
n

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