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voidable

American  
[voi-duh-buhl] / ˈvɔɪ də bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being nullified or invalidated.

  2. Law. capable of being made or adjudged void.


ˈvoidable British  
/ ˈvɔɪdəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being voided

  2. capable of being made of no legal effect or made void

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonvoidable adjective
  • unvoidable adjective
  • voidableness noun

Etymology

Origin of voidable

First recorded in 1475–85; void + -able

Example Sentences

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Roethlisberger, whose restructured contract includes voidable years, said he isn’t focused on his future as much as he remains motivated to win another Super Bowl this season.

From Seattle Times

What Seattle also did this year was use the strategy of adding voidable years to contracts — essentially, fake years — to spread out bonus payments and cap hits.

From Seattle Times

Brady signed a four-year contract extension with three voidable years in March which will keep him playing through 2022, at which time he will be 45.

From Fox News

Furthermore, the judge ruled that Loeb's past defense of being under "duress" when he signed the Form Directive "is not void or voidable."

From Fox News

Carson is one of five known contracts on which Seattle has used voidable years, which is essentially just a fake year in the contract there solely to pro-rate the signing bonus.

From Seattle Times