justiciable

adjective jus·ti·cia·ble \ ˌjə-ˈsti-sh(ē-)ə-bəl \

Definition of justiciable

1 : liable to trial in a court of justice

a justiciable offense

2 : capable of being decided by legal principles or by a court of justice

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justiciability

play \ˌjə-ˌsti-sh(ē-)ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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Gupta replies that the fact that Congress could make exceptions to the emoluments ban doesn’t mean it’s not also justiciable.

— dahlia lithwick, Slate Magazine, "Would $1 Million in Hot Dogs Violate the Emoluments Clause?," 18 Oct. 2017
Indeed, a number of justices have concluded that the time had come to give up and admit that such claims cannot be evaluated without making political, as opposed to legal, judgments and should be regarded as non-justiciable.

— rick esenberg, National Review, "Define ‘Gerrymander’ Precisely: The Supreme Court Tackles the Impossible," 22 Aug. 2017
That means the justices will have to determine if partisan gerrymandering is even justiciable.

— vann r. newkirk ii, The Atlantic, "The Supreme Court Takes on Partisan Gerrymandering," 19 June 2017

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First Known Use of justiciable

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in the meaning defined at sense 1

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justiciable

adjective jus·ti·cia·ble \ jə-ˈsti-shə-bəl, -shē-ə- \

legal Definition of justiciable

: capable of being decided according to legal principles by a court

whether the tax laws unfairly burden the poor is not a justiciable issue

; especially : triable in a court

the claim is not justiciable because the plaintiff has no present right to the property but may in the future

— see also political question at question 2 — compare moot

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justiciability

play \jə-ˌsti-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -shē-ə-\ noun

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