compellable

com·pel

C0525400 (kəm-pĕl′)tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels 1. To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain: The court compelled the company to pay full restitution. My conscience compels me to speak out. See Synonyms at force.2. To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand: Growing riots compelled the evacuation of the embassy.3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: "The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people" (Barry Lopez).

[Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

com·pel′la·ble adj.com·pel′la·bly adv.com·pel′ler n.

Translations

compellable

in the law of evidence, applied to a witness required to come to court and to testify. The general rule is that a competent witness is compellable. The sovereign and certain diplomats are competent but not compellable. Parliamentary privilege probably has the same effect as regards Members of Parliament. Jurors are not compellable in regard to the discussions in the jury room. Parties, their spouses and their lawyers are compellable in civil cases. The rules in regard to criminal matters vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the accused is not a competent witness if tried alone. If the accused gives evidence for the defence, he loses the privilege against self-incrimination in respect of the offence charged. Spouses are generally not compellable.

单词	compellable
释义	compellable com·pel C0525400 (kəm-pĕl′)tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels 1. To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain: The court compelled the company to pay full restitution. My conscience compels me to speak out. See Synonyms at force.2. To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand: Growing riots compelled the evacuation of the embassy.3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: "The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people" (Barry Lopez). [Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.] com·pel′la·ble adj.com·pel′la·bly adv.com·pel′ler n. Translations EncyclopediaSeeCompel compellable compellable in the law of evidence, applied to a witness required to come to court and to testify. The general rule is that a competent witness is compellable. The sovereign and certain diplomats are competent but not compellable. Parliamentary privilege probably has the same effect as regards Members of Parliament. Jurors are not compellable in regard to the discussions in the jury room. Parties, their spouses and their lawyers are compellable in civil cases. The rules in regard to criminal matters vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the accused is not a competent witness if tried alone. If the accused gives evidence for the defence, he loses the privilege against self-incrimination in respect of the offence charged. Spouses are generally not compellable.
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