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defeasible

American  
[dih-fee-zuh-buhl] / dɪˈfi zə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being annulled or terminated.

defeasible British  
/ dɪˈfiːzəbəl /

adjective

  1. law (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void

  2. philosophy (of a judgment, opinion, etc) having a presupposition in its favour but open to revision if countervailing evidence becomes known Compare incorrigible

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Other Word Forms

  • defeasibility noun
  • defeasibleness noun
  • nondefeasibility noun
  • nondefeasible adjective
  • nondefeasibleness noun

Etymology

Origin of defeasible

From the Anglo-French word defesible, dating back to 1580–90. See defeasance, -ible

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