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justiciable

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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History

Etymology

From Middle French justiciable.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подсъден (podsǎden) — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • Dutch: justitiabel — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • Finnish: (tuomioistuinten) toimivaltaan kuuluva — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • French: justiciable — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • German: justiziabel — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • German: justitiabel — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • German: aburteilbar — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • Greek: δικάσιμος (dikásimos) — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • Italian: giudicabile — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • Polish: rozstrzygany przez sąd — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts
  • Spanish: justiciable — able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts