justiciable

[ juh-stish-ee-uh-buhl, -stish-uh-buhl ]

/ dʒʌˈstɪʃ i ə bəl, -ˈstɪʃ ə bəl /

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adjective Law.

capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.

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Origin of justiciable

1400–50; late Middle English <Anglo-French <Medieval Latin jūstitiābilis.See justice, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM justiciable

jus·ti·ci·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·jus·ti·ci·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·jus·ti·ci·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby justiciable

justice of the peace court, justicer, justice's court, justiceship, justicia, justiciable, justiciar, justiciary, justicoat, justifiable, justifiable homicide

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How to use justiciable in a sentence

Even if this man were always the justiciable of a court that had passed into private hands, we could still understand it.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
He was not only his lords man but his lords justiciable and probably attended some court outside the hundred.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
President Taft's policy of submitting justiciable controversies between nations to arbitration was indorsed.
Contemporary American History, 1877-1913|Charles A. Beard
In federal states the power of the judge is naturally decreased, and that of the justiciable parties is augmented.
American Institutions and Their Influence|Alexis de Tocqueville et al.

First—Issues that can be decided on principles of international law and equity, called justiciable.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for justiciable

justiciable

/ (dʒʌˈstɪʃɪəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being determined by a court of law

liable to be brought before a court for trial; subject to jurisdiction

Derived forms of justiciable

justiciability, noun

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