different between justiciable vs justifiable

English

Etymology

From Middle French justiciable

Adjective

justiciable (comparative more justiciable, superlative most justiciable)

1. (law) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts.

Synonyms

• actionable
• litigable
• triable

Antonyms

• nonjusticiable
• non-justiciable

Derived terms

• justiciability

Translations

French

Adjective

justiciable (plural justiciables)

1. (law) justiciable

Further reading

• “justiciable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Adjective

justiciable (plural justiciables)

1. (law) justiciable, actionable

English

Etymology

From Middle French justifiable

Adjective

justifiable (comparative more justifiable, superlative most justifiable)

1. That can be justified.
   • 1917, Albert Einstein, Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Part II.

     It was at all times clear that, from the point of view of the idea it conveys to us, every motion must be considered only as a relative motion. Returning to the illustration we have frequently used of the embankment and the railway carriage, we can express the fact of the motion here taking place in the following two forms, both of which are equally justifiable:

     (a) The carriage is in motion relative to the embankment,

     (b) The embankment is in motion relative to the carriage.

     In (a) the embankment, in (b) the carriage, serves as the body of reference in our statement of the motion taking place. —

Antonyms

• unjustifiable

Related terms

• justifiability
• justifiably
• justify

Derived terms

Translations

French

Adjective

justifiable (plural justifiables)

1. justifiable

Related terms

• justifier
• justification
• justifiablement

Further reading

• “justifiable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).