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compellable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being compelled or constrained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The spouse of an accused party is not generally compellable to give evidence against him.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin compellerebor. Middle French compellirbor. Middle English compellen Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able Middle English compellable English compellable Inherited from Middle English compellable.