: liable or subject to judicial or quasi-judicial examination or trial
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebWhile not identical, the sound and meaning of the marks are not so dissimilar as to preclude the existence of a triable issue of fact. Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 24 Apr. 2020 The evidence also makes a triable issue out of who at the University knew of Daniels’s relationship with Lipian, and when. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
triable
adjective
tri·able ˈtrī-ə-bəl
: liable or subject to judicial or quasi-judicial examination or trial