compensable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of compensable
First recorded in 1655–65; compens(ate) + -able
Example Sentences
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“There are different views on what is a compensable smoke claim and there are no state standards. We are unaware of any external scientific consensus on this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
Worse, the Kafkaesque county says she has no compensable property interest because the county took her property.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023
They include awards for four other compensable diagnoses: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and deaths before April 2015 involving CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Payouts include awards for four other compensable diagnoses: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and deaths before April 2015 involving CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
If the student cannot prove that the failure to hold a hearing itself caused him some compensable harm, then the student is entitled to no more than nominal damages, such as $1.00.
From What Works: Schools Without Drugs by Education, United States Department of
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