judicable

[joo-di-kuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being or liable to be judged or tried.

judicable

/ ˈdʒuːdɪkəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being judged, esp in a court of law

Other Word Forms

• nonjudicable adjective
• unjudicable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of judicable¹

1640–50; < Late Latin jūdicābilis, equivalent to jūdic ( āre ) to judge + -ābilis -able

Example Sentences

“It was made without basis and cites no specific judicable facts. It aims to slander them and restrict their democratic rights,” the Communist Party of the Philippines said in a statement.

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He added that this “opens new legal territory” and that “future decisions will need to take into account the Paris agreement targets, or they will be potentially judicable.”

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