suable

American

[soo-uh-buhl] / ˈsu ə bəl /

adjective

liable to be sued; capable of being sued.

suable British

/ ˈsjuːəbəl /

adjective

liable to be sued in a court

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Other Word Forms

suability noun
suably adverb

Etymology

Origin of suable

First recorded in 1615–25; sue + -able

Example Sentences

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In this business, the lawyer’s commodity is the suable celebrity.

From Slate

Tribe described Trump as “uniquely suable” thanks to his current corporate setup.

From The Guardian

Because he created in his song a suable offense.”

From Los Angeles Times

Suable, sū′a-bl, adj. that may be sued.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

It required unions to register and lay bare their finances and made them suable for contract violations.

From Time Magazine Archive

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