articulable

American  

[ahr-tik-yuhl-uh-buhl] / ɑrˈtɪk yəl ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be articulated or expressed in words.

2. having or being a joint that enables bending or posing.

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Other Word Forms

• articulability noun
• inarticulable adjective
• unarticulable adjective

Example Sentences

The ruling, which stems from a lawsuit filed by a group of protesters in December, also limits agents from "stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles where there is no reasonable articulable suspicion that they are forcibly obstructing or interfering" with their work.

From BBC

But I think the story stays for a deeper reason, something that pings on the national conscience—something barely articulable that’s just there, like a cloud we all operate in.

From The Wall Street Journal

To stop an individual without a warrant, officers must have specific, articulable facts that create a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.

From Slate

In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said federal law says “immigration officers ‘may briefly detain’ an individual ‘for questioning’ if they have ‘a reasonable suspicion, based on specific articulable facts, that the person being questioned ... is an alien illegally in the United States’.”.

From Los Angeles Times

The suspicion must be based on “articulable facts.”

From Los Angeles Times