imputable
Britishadjective
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When a prosecutor offers him a chance to provide extenuating circumstances for his crimes—“Can you affirm that your acts are imputable to external influences of some kind ”—Sylvain is unable to follow the question:
From The New Yorker ● May 1, 2017
"What the state of Texas has done in this case is imputable in law to the US and engages the United States' international responsibility," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2011
This younger son of a noble matron recognised even by himself as terrible enjoyed in no immediate or aggressive manner any imputable private heritage or privilege of arrogance.
From The Outcry by Henry James
This invitation is imputable to the late news from England, and the grant of six millions by France was probably accelerated by it.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Jared Sparks
In the mean time, as to their being noxious to the Sight, is imputable only to the Vapour riſing from the raw Onion, when peeled, which ſome commend for its purging and quickning that Senſe.
From Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets by John Evelyn
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