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suability

suability

9.9
The state of being able to be taken to court
  • noun
  • /suːəˈbɪləti/
  • Formal
: demandabilidad
  • The court ruled on the suability of the corporation under federal law.

Examples

  • His lawyer challenged the suability of the defendant on jurisdictional grounds.

  • Questions of suability often arise when dealing with government agencies.

  • The suability of the corporation was questioned in court.

  • Can you explain the concept of suability?

  • His lawyer challenged the suability of the defendant based on whether the law applied in this case.

  • Questions of suability frequently come up when assessing the legal responsibilities of public officials.

  • The court's decision clarified the suability of private companies under civil rights laws.

Antonyms

immunity
  • Formal
337 4.9

Official protection from legal action or punishment

Surface Forms

suability singular
suabilities plural

Morphology

suability = suable (transparent) = sue + able + ity

Formed regularly from the adjective 'suable' + '-ity' to denote the state or quality of being able to be sued; the derivation is straightforward.

Etymology

Suability comes from the verb sue, which means 'to take to court', and the ending -ability, which means 'can be'. So, suability is whether a person or organization 'can be sued', that is, whether they can be taken to court.