law-worthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɔːˌwəːði/, U.S.

/ˈlɔˌwərði/,

/ˈlɑˌwərði/

Forms: Also law-worth.

Etymology: < law n.¹ + worthy adj., n., and adv.: a modern rendering of Old English þæra laga weorðe (þe, etc.), ‘worthy of (i.e. entitled to) the laws (which, etc.).’

? Historical.

a. Of persons: Having a standing in the law-courts; possessed of full legal rights.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal capacity > [adjective] > having full legal rights

law-worthy1818

1066–75 Charter Will. I to Lond. in W. Stubbs Select Charters 83 Ic wylle þat get beon eallra þæra laga weorðe þe gyt wæran in Eadwerdes dæge kynges.]

1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages II. viii. 135 The strongest proof of his being, as it was called, law-worthy, and possessing a rank.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 21 The inquiry having been made by the oath of good and law-worth men of the neighbourhood.

b. Of things: Within the purview of the law; able to be dealt with by a court of law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > [adjective] > liable or able to be dealt with by court

justiceablea1325

justiciablec1436

justifiable1523

examinable1594

cognosciblea1644

cogniscible1655

cognizable1681

conusablea1691

law-worthy1884

1884 W. O'C. Morris in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 177 This enormous and growing mass of property was not lawworthy under English law.

1896 W. O'C. Morris Ireland x. 333 The claims, however, which in fact approached a joint ownership over millions of acres, continued, as before, to be not law-worthy: they had never been recognized by the State.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	law-worthy
释义	law-worthyadj. Brit. /ˈlɔːˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈlɔˌwərði/, /ˈlɑˌwərði/ Forms: Also law-worth. Etymology: < law n.¹ + worthy adj., n., and adv.: a modern rendering of Old English þæra laga weorðe (þe, etc.), ‘worthy of (i.e. entitled to) the laws (which, etc.).’ ? Historical. a. Of persons: Having a standing in the law-courts; possessed of full legal rights. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal capacity > [adjective] > having full legal rights law-worthy1818 1066–75 Charter Will. I to Lond. in W. Stubbs Select Charters 83 Ic wylle þat get beon eallra þæra laga weorðe þe gyt wæran in Eadwerdes dæge kynges.] 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages II. viii. 135 The strongest proof of his being, as it was called, law-worthy, and possessing a rank. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 21 The inquiry having been made by the oath of good and law-worth men of the neighbourhood. b. Of things: Within the purview of the law; able to be dealt with by a court of law. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > [adjective] > liable or able to be dealt with by court justiceablea1325 justiciablec1436 justifiable1523 examinable1594 cognosciblea1644 cogniscible1655 cognizable1681 conusablea1691 law-worthy1884 1884 W. O'C. Morris in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 177 This enormous and growing mass of property was not lawworthy under English law. 1896 W. O'C. Morris Ireland x. 333 The claims, however, which in fact approached a joint ownership over millions of acres, continued, as before, to be not law-worthy: they had never been recognized by the State. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1818
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