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roadworthiness

roadworthiness noun: the property of being roadworthy.

Noun

roadworthiness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being roadworthy.
    • […] I cannot but think that those learned judges had not present in their minds the idea that there existed in the case of carriers of passengers, any absolute warranty of road-worthiness.1867 July, “Readhead v. Midland Railway Company”, in The Canada Law Journal, volume 3, page 187
    • And this broad obligation renders it unnecessary to import into the contract a special warranty of the roadworthiness of the vehicle; for if the goods are safely carried and redelivered, it would he immaterial whether the carriage was roadworthy or not […]1880, Seymour Dwight Thompson, The Law of Carriers of Passengers: Illustrated by Leading Cases and Notes, page 151

Origin of roadworthiness

From roadworthy + -ness.

Questions about roadworthiness

What does roadworthiness mean?
Roadworthiness means the property of being roadworthy.
What part of speech is roadworthiness?
Roadworthiness is a noun.

Words near roadworthiness in the dictionary

  1. roadwork
  2. roadworker
  3. roadworkers
  4. roadworks
  5. roadworn
  6. roadworthiness
  7. roadworthy
  8. ROAH
  9. ROAHs
  10. Roaix
  11. roak

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