reportable

[ri-pawrt-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. able to be reported; suitable for reporting.

2. being an offense, accident, infectious disease case, etc., that one is legally required to report to the authorities.

Example Sentences

In the first decade of tracking measles cases and deaths after it became a reportable disease in 1912, an average of 6,000 Americans died from the disease each year.

From Salon

More worrisome: although active, or symptomatic, TB is a reportable disease, latent TB is not.

From Salon

It is not an illegal substance and is used for industrial purposes, but it is still classified as a reportable poison.

From BBC

"It is shocking and a little bit scary - they're not at the level where they're reportable to the police but there's a level of threat that makes them extremely uncomfortable," she said.

From BBC

"The board and ethics committee are confident that strengthened safeguarding processes introduced in the past decade mean that an allegation such as this would today be reportable through multiple routes."

From BBC