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Definition of "justiciable" []

  • Appropriate for or subject to court trial: a justiciable charge. (adjective)
  • That can be settled by law or a court of law: justiciable disputes. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "justiciable" in a sentence
  • "Tories on the website Conservative Home started joking that Ken Clarke, with his soft policy on things justiciable, is actually the Lib Dems 'sixth cabinet minister."
  • "This is about the possibility that you've raised that this may not be justiciable, which is going to be a very serious problem for our system of government if the United States Supreme Court cannot help us resolve these issues because of justiciability issues."
  • "But just as clearly, under Powell, their decision is justiciable, that is, a court can review it."