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Definition of "imputable" [im•put•a•ble]

  • Possible to impute or ascribe; attributable: imputable oversights. (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 "imputable" in a sentence
  • "There, the Court reasoned that Article 51 contemplates an armed attack of one State and against another State and "Israel does not claim that the attacks against it are imputable to a foreign state.""
  • ""What the state of Texas has done in this case is imputable in law to the U.S. and engages the United States' international responsibility.""
  • "What the ICJ advisory opinion on the Wall actually said (and it is well worth reading!) was that Article 51 of the UN Charter (on self defence against attacks on UN member states by other states) was not relevant because attacks against Israel were not imputable to a foreign state."