triable
Americanadjective
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liable to be tried judicially
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subject to examination or determination by a court of law
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rare able to be tested
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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
Did I state to you in my account of the debate, Percival's question about the Act of Henry VIII., under which offences committed in the King's dominions beyond seas are triable in England?
From Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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