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 Words From

• 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 Seattle Times

“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 Washington Times