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assertable

assertable

7.4
Able to be stated as true
  • adjective
  • /əˈsɜrtəbl/
translation icon : afirmable
  • Her claim to the inheritance is assertable as she has all the necessary documentation.
  • assertable right

Examples

  • For a constitutional provision purporting to protect individuals' interest in a healthful environment to have any weight, it must specifically grant individuals an assertable right and be self-executing.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The admissibility decision in a more recent case, Stec v. United Kingdom, makes clear that contributory benefits are still protected: "Where an individual has an assertable right under domestic law to a welfare benefit, the importance of that interest should also be reflected by holding Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to be applicable."

    Academic text (2016)
  • Therefore, policy statements do not grant an assertable "right," and the individual gains no additional protection than environmental legislation provides.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The organization has an assertable right to access public information under the law.

  • In this debate, all arguments must be based on assertable facts to be considered valid.

Synonyms

affirmable
vsassertable
6.7

Able to be accepted as true

has the same meaning but is usually phrased as stated or asserted

How Certain

proven
1 3.2
assertable
7.4
plausible
129 7.2
uncertain
43 3.9
doubtful
38 3.0

Surface Forms

assertable positive

Morphology

assertable = assert (transparent) = assert + able

Meaning follows directly from the verb 'assert' plus the productive adjective-forming suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being'.

Etymology

Assertable combines the verb assert and the ending -able ('able to be'). Assert means 'to state firmly' or 'to claim', so assertable is something that can be 'stated as true'.