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overrulable

overrulable adjective: that can be overruled.

Adjective

overrulable (not comparable)

  1. That can be overruled.
    • On this level of generality we reason about rights not in a doctrinally fixed but in a prima facie way, that is, as qualifiable or overridable, though not (and this is a crucial point) as directly overrulable rights.1984, Samuel J. Stoljar, An Analysis of Rights, London: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 48, →ISBN
    • That leaves, to distinguish the rock-solid, unamendable disposition of Roe from the readily overrulable Bowers, only the third factor.2003, Lawrence v. Texas (U.S. Supreme Court No. 02-102), Justice Scalia dissenting

Origin of overrulable

From overrule + -able.

Questions about overrulable

What does overrulable mean?
Overrulable means that can be overruled.
What part of speech is overrulable?
Overrulable is an adjective.

Words near overrulable in the dictionary

  1. overrude
  2. overruff
  3. overruffed
  4. overruffing
  5. overruffs
  6. overrulable
  7. overrule
  8. overruled
  9. overruler
  10. overrulers
  11. overrules

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