justiciable

American  

[juh-stish-ee-uh-buhl, -stish-uh-buhl] / dʒʌˈstɪʃ i ə bəl, -ˈstɪʃ ə bəl /

adjective

Law.

1. capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court.

   a justiciable dispute.

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justiciable British  

/ dʒʌˈstɪʃɪəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being determined by a court of law

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

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Other Word Forms

• justiciability noun
• nonjusticiability noun
• nonjusticiable adjective

Etymology

Origin of justiciable

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

Example Sentences

But she added that “courts may strike down an invocation of the Alien Enemies Act under modern due process and equal protection law, justiciable grounds for checking abusive presidential action.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Without a justiciable issue, this Court may not hear Plaintiffs’ case.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

"While a governing body may seek review of an ordinance... judicial examination still requires a justiciable controversy," Judge Ted Grove wrote in his ruling issued Thursday.

From Fox News • Jul. 30, 2021

A “state-action” requirement applies to constitutional rights: if your neighbour or your boss or your parent tries to silence you, you generally have no justiciable constitutional claim.

From Economist • Sep. 29, 2017

The Monroe Doctrine is not a justiciable question, but one of purely governmental policy which we have followed for nearly a century, and in which the countries of Europe have generally acquiesced.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)