Justiciable Definition

jŭ-stĭshə-bəl
adjective
Appropriate for a decision by a court because of the presentation of clear legal issues in a dispute between parties with an actual stake in the outcome.
American Heritage
Liable for trial in court.
Webster's New World
Subject to court jurisdiction.
Webster's New World
Appropriate to adjudication by the judiciary rather than resolution by the legislative or administrative branches.
American Heritage

(law) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts.

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Origin of Justiciable

  • Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin iūstitiābilis from Medieval Latin iūstitiāre to try from Latin iūstitia justice justice

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Justiciable Sentence Examples

  • Now, by virtue of extra-territorial clauses in the various treaties, all foreigners, subjects of any treaty power, are exempted from the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities, and made justiciable only before their own officials.

  • All foreigners, of whatever nationality, are justiciable only before their own consular authorities by virtue of the extra-territorial clauses of their treaties with China.

  • Civil questions arising from the institution of domestic slavery remained justiciable by the native courts; which in this matter were very carefully supervised by the British administration.

  • However, if the rights of the Charter are not justiciable, then what are the legal effects of the Charter?

  • Why is it that ESC rights are not made justiciable in the constitution?

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