applicability

American

[uh-plik-uh-bil-i-tee] / əˌplɪk əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

Rarely applicableness

noun

the fact or quality of applying to a certain situation or range of situations; relevance, appropriateness, or usefulness.

Each clinician should evaluate the applicability of these guidelines to their own practice and patients.

Other Word Forms

nonapplicability noun
unapplicability noun

Etymology

Origin of applicability

applic(able) ( def. ) + -ability ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Opponents of the executive order claim that “jurisdiction” simply refers to the applicability of ordinary civil and criminal laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Finnish Customs said it was still investigating "the applicability of EU sanctions legislation to this case."

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Estados Unidos Mexicanos thwart case-by-case determination of PLCAA’s applicability, a process that promotes careful explication of the law.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Once those discussions are concluded the UK government can either send it back to the assembly for a cross-community vote known as an applicability motion or decide the rule should not apply in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

The surgery-and- injection techniques developed by you and Dr. Strauss must be viewed as having little or no practical applicability, at the present time, to the increase of human intelligence.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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