Judicable: meaning, definitions and examples

Used in legal settings when referring to matters that are suitable for trial or judgment by a court.

• The judge found the case to be judicable and set a date for the hearing.
• Only judicable disputes should be presented in court for a resolution.

Used when something can be determined, calculated, or established, often in scientific or technical scenarios.

• The energy output of the system is determinable based on the input parameters.
• The exact cause of the phenomenon was determinable after extensive analysis.

Refers to problems or questions that can be definitively resolved, often used in logical, mathematical or theoretical contexts.

• The mathematician proved that the problem was decidable within the given constraints.
• In computer science, a decidable problem is one for which an algorithm can be constructed to answer 'yes' or 'no' for all inputs.

Applied in situations where disputes can be resolved through arbitration rather than in a court of law. Often used in business or contractual disagreements.

• The contract dispute was deemed arbitrable and was sent to an arbitrator for resolution.
• Not all conflicts are arbitrable; some must be addressed through formal legal proceedings.