compellable
English
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Inherited from Middle English compellable.
Adjective
compellable (not comparable)
- Capable of being compelled or constrained.
- The spouse of an accused party is not generally compellable to give evidence against him.
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology
Adjective
compellable
- capable of being compelled
Descendants
- English: compellable
References
- “compellāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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