litigable

American  

[lit-i-guh-buhl] / ˈlɪt ɪ gə bəl /

adjective

1. subject to litigation; actionable by a lawsuit.

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litigable British  

/ ˈlɪtɪɡəbəl /

adjective

1. law that may be the subject of litigation

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Usage

What does litigable mean? Litigable means subject to legal action, especially a lawsuit. It comes from the verb litigate, which means to engage in a legal proceeding, such as a lawsuit. It can mean to bring a lawsuit or to contest one. The word especially refers to what lawyers do in such a proceeding. In fact, another name for a lawyer is litigator, especially a lawyer who specializes in civil cases. The related word litigant refers to a person engaged in a lawsuit. The process of engaging in a legal proceeding is called litigation. To be in litigation typically means to be engaged in a civil legal proceeding (as opposed to a criminal one, in which one is said to be on trial). A case is described as litigable when it may be the subject of litigation. Whether or not a case is litigable is determined before it goes to court. Example: Published comments like these constitute libel and are considered litigable.

Etymology

Origin of litigable

1755–65; < Latin lītigā ( re ) to go to law ( see litigate) + -ble

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

litigable

It seemed to be one that actually might be fully litigable through the court system, where we might actually get clarity about what happened.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2021

Fraught with fraud soon to be litigable, unregulated suppliers provide anyone anywhere with a personally designed private label naturopathic pharmacopeia, attractively packaged then sold with slick spin on pathology and need for treatment.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2016

When they only rest upon a statute, however, they are always at least litigable at the suit of any tax-payer.

From Popular Law-making by Frederic Jesup Stimson

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