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reviewability

reviewability

1 7.5
Ability of a decision to be checked again by a court or a higher official
  • noun
  • /rɪˈvjuːəˌbɪlɪti/
  • Formal
: revisabilidad
  • Questions about the reviewability of the contract terms arose during the negotiation.

Examples

  • Lawyers debated the reviewability of the agency's ruling in court.

  • Is the reviewability of this case in doubt?

  • The reviewability of administrative decisions is often limited by specific laws.

  • The reviewability of the decision was questioned.

  • The reviewability of the court's decision allowed for an appeal to a higher authority.

  • Many regulations include clauses about the reviewability of their findings to ensure transparency.

  • The policy's reviewability ensures that stakeholders can request evaluations of its effectiveness.

Synonyms

appealability
vsreviewability
  • Formal
1 8.3

The ability to ask a higher court to change a decision

is open to broader examination by a higher authority rather than only formal challenge

Surface Forms

reviewability singular
reviewabilities plural

Morphology

reviewability = reviewable (transparent) = review + able + ity

Formed by the regular derivational steps review -> reviewable (-able) -> reviewability (-ity), with meanings preserved at each step.

Etymology

Reviewability comes from the parts re- meaning 'again', view meaning 'see', and -ability meaning 'can be done'. So, reviewability is the 'state of being able to be looked at again', which is why it describes decisions that a court or higher authority can examine.