justiciable

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

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

Origin of justiciable

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Anglo-French <Medieval Latin jūstitiābilis.See justice, -able

Other words from justiciable

  • jus·ti·ci·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·jus·ti·ci·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·jus·ti·ci·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for justiciable

justiciable

/ (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

Derived forms of justiciable

  • justiciability, noun

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