Word Study
triable
CIDE DICTIONARY
triable, a. [From Try.].
- Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected to trial or test. Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one court which is not triable in another. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
triable, adj.
1 liable to a judicial trial.
2 that may be tried or attempted.
1 liable to a judicial trial.
2 that may be tried or attempted.
Etymology
ME f. AF (as TRY)
THESAURUS
triable
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