triable

American  

[trahy-uh-buhl] / ˈtraɪ ə bəl /

1. subject or liable to judicial trial.

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triable British  

/ ˈtraɪəbəl /

adjective

1. 1. liable to be tried judicially

   2. subject to examination or determination by a court of law

2. rare able to be tested

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Other Word Forms

• triableness noun
• untriable adjective
• untriableness noun

Etymology

Origin of triable

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French. See try, -able

Example Sentences

Carson’s attorneys also say Battle “cannot establish the essential elements of his whistleblower claim” and that his case lacks triable issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

"Taken as a whole, a triable issue exists as to whether these writings created an enforceable promise that Google would not collect users' data while they browsed privately," Rogers wrote.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

“This was a triable case when I left.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2023

“There is a triable issue as to whether the person who rejected Brown’s application knew about his discrimination complaint at the relevant time,” the appeals court ruling said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Capital cases not being mentioned here, accessaries to them will of course be triable for misprisions, if the offender flies.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson