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triable

American  
[trahy-uh-buhl] / ˈtraɪ ə bəl /
  1. subject or liable to judicial trial.


triable British  
/ ˈtraɪəbəl /

adjective

    1. liable to be tried judicially

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

  1. rare able to be tested

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of triable

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


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Doe also demanded a trial by jury on all triable claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

"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

The ordinary lawsuit, where one person is suing another to recover money, property, or damages, is triable by a jury.

From The Short Constitution by William F. Russell

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