triable

American  

[trahy-uh-buhl] / ˈtraɪ ə bəl /

1. subject or liable to judicial trial.

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triable British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• triableness noun
• untriable adjective
• untriableness noun

Etymology

Origin of triable

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 • Feb. 13, 2024

“This was a triable case when I left.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2023

“There is a triable issue as to whether the person who rejected Brown’s application knew about his discrimination complaint at the relevant time,” the appeals court ruling said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021

"There is a triable issue of fact as to the Baron's good faith."

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2017

When people desert their connections, the desertion is a manifest fact, upon which a direct simple issue lies, triable by plain men. 

From Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. by Morley, Henry