triable

[ trahy-uh-buhl ]

1. subject or liable to judicial trial.

triable

/ 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

Derived Forms

• ˈtriableness, noun

Other Word Forms

• un·tria·ble adjective
• un·tria·ble·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of triable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

"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

“This was a triable case when I left.”

From Washington Times

Documents also included a judge’s order to jail Aldrich on $1 million bond and a listing by El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen of seven offenses “committed, or triable,” including three felony counts of kidnapping and two of menacing.

From Seattle Times

Justice Department lawyers said in their filing that finding a nation to safely resettle Mr. Khan “is in the government’s national security interests to encourage cooperation by individuals accused of acts of terrorism or other offenses triable by military commissions.”

From New York Times