triable

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

Origin of triable

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Anglo-French. See try, -able

Other words from triable

  • un·tri·a·ble, adjective
  • un·tri·a·ble·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for triable

triable

/ (ˈtraɪəbəl) /


adjective
    • liable to be tried judicially

    • subject to examination or determination by a court of law

  1. rare able to be tested

Derived forms of triable

  • triableness, noun

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