triable
[ trahy-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈtraɪ ə bəl /
subject or liable to judicial trial.
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Example sentences from the Web for triable
In a word, an error in morals is triable only if it is also an error in belief.
Medival Heresy and the Inquisition|A. S. TurbervilleOffences against the game laws are not triable by justices of the peace, but only in the sheriff court.
Various offences hitherto only triable at Assizes, transferred to the jurisdiction of Quarter Sessions.
Worcestershire in the Nineteenth Century|T. C. TurbervilleNo suit shall be triable after the lapse of fifteen years from the date of the act giving rise to the suit.
Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion|Najeeb M. Saleeby
British Dictionary definitions for triable
triable
/ (ˈtraɪəbəl) /
adjective
- liable to be tried judicially
- subject to examination or determination by a court of law
rare able to be tested
Derived forms of triable
triableness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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