justiciable

From Middle French justiciable.

justiciable (comparative more justiciable, superlative most justiciable)

1. (law) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated.

• actionable
• litigable
• triable

• nonjusticiable
• unjusticiable

• justiciability

From justice +‎ -able

• IPA^(key): /ʒys.ti.sjabl/

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justiciable (plural justiciables)

1. (law) justiciable

justiciable m or f (plural justiciables)

1. person answerable to the law; person falling under the remit of a certain jurisdiction

• “justiciable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /xustiˈθjable/ [xus.t̪iˈθja.β̞le] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /xustiˈsjable/ [xus.t̪iˈsja.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: jus‧ti‧cia‧ble

justiciable m or f (masculine and feminine plural justiciables)

1. (law) justiciable, actionable

• “justiciable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024