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Meaning of "compellable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPELLABLE

compellable  [kəmˈpɛləbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPELLABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compellable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMPELLABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of compellable in the English dictionary

The definition of compellable in the dictionary is subject to compulsion; able to be forced.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPELLABLE


assimilable
əˈsɪmɪləbəl
available
əˈveɪləbəl
calculable
ˈkælkjʊləbəl
controllable
kənˈtrəʊləbəl
gullible
ˈɡʌləbəl
inappellable
ˌɪnəˈpɛləbəl
peelable
ˈpiːləbəl
quellable
ˈkwɛləbəl
recyclable
riːˈsaɪkləbəl
refillable
riːˈfɪləbəl
regulable
ˈrɛɡjʊləbəl
saleable
ˈseɪləbəl
scalable
ˈskeɪləbəl
semblable
ˈsɛmbləbəl
spellable
ˈspɛləbəl
syllable
ˈsɪləbəl
tellable
ˈtɛləbəl
unavailable
ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl
uncontrollable
ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl
untellable
ʌnˈtɛləbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPELLABLE

compear
compearance
compearant
compeer
compel
compellably
compellation
compellative
compelled
compeller
compelling
compellingly
compend
compendia
compendious
compendiously
compendiousness
compendium
compensability
compensable

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPELLABLE

able
articulable
bailable
billable
bioavailable
concealable
fillable
in words of one syllable
incalculable
inconsolable
inviolable
irreconcilable
mailable
manipulable
reconcilable
resealable
rollable
scrollable
sealable
sellable
unsellable

Synonyms and antonyms of compellable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «compellable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPELLABLE

Find out the translation of compellable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compellable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compellable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puede obligarse
570 millions of speakers

English

compellable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

compellable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يجوز إجباره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принужден
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compellable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

compellable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contraignable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh diterima
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

compellable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

compellable
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

compellable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Compelable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

compellable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

compellable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्रासदायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

compellable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di obbligare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

compellable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примушений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compellable
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαναγκάσιμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verpligbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

compellable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

compellable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compellable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPELLABLE»

The term «compellable» is normally little used and occupies the 148.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPELLABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compellable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compellable» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compellable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPELLABLE»

Discover the use of compellable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compellable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Report of Debates, House of Commons
If the husband fails to provide necessaries for his wife or children the wife is not only a competent but compellable witness. If, instead of doing that, he is guilty of the most atrocious cruelty to his wife or children the wife is not even a competent  ...
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1906
2
Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons of ...
If the husband fails to provide necessaries for his wife or children the wife is not only a competent but compellable witness. If, instead of doing that, he is guilty of the most atrocious cruelty to his wife or children the wife is not even a competent  ...
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1906
3
Debates: Official Report
If the husband fails to provide necessaries for his wife or children the wife is not only a competent but compellable witness. If, instead of doing that, he is guilty of the most atrocious cruelty to his wife or children the wife is not even a competent  ...
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1906
4
The New South Wales Law Reports, 1880-1900
It runs : Windeyer J. " Every person charged with an indictable offence, and the husband or wife of the person so charged, shall be competent, but not compellable, to give evidence in every Court on the hearing of such charge : Provided that ...
New South Wales. Supreme Court, 1893
5
A Treatise on the System of Evidence in Trials at Common ...
19 (pools and trusts; amending Rev. St. 1899, §8983; by adding that witnesses are compellable, but “no such witness shall be liable to prosecution” etc. for any matter “concerning which he may testify or produce books or papers”). St. 1907, p .
John Henry Wigmore, 1915
6
Official Report of the Debates, House of Commons
If the husband fails to provide necessaries for his wife or children the wife is not only a competent but compellable witness. If, instead of doing that, he is guilty of the most atrocious cruelty to his wife or children the wife is not even a competent  ...
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, 1906
7
A supplement to A treatise on the system of evidence in ...
13 (repealing Code 1906, § 5018, which exempted corporations from immunity on production of documents, etc). Missouri: St. 1907, p. 382, Mar. 19 (pools and trusts; amending Rev. St. 1899, § 8983 ; by adding that witnesses are compellable, ...
John Henry Wigmore, 1915
8
The Washington Law Reporter
Section 877 provides that, " Nothing in the preceding section shall render any person who is charged with an offense in any criminal proceeding competent or compellable to give evidence for or against himself ; or render any person ...
9
The Modern Law of Evidence
be compellable on behalf of the prosecution.47 The substance of these proposals has been enacted in section 80(2A) and (3) of the 1984 Act, which provide that in any proceedings the spouse of the accused shall be compellable to give ...
Adrian Keane, Paul McKeown, 2012
10
Evidence Concentrate: Law Revision and Study Guide
The offence is covered by s80(3)(a) PACE in that 'In relation to the spouse or civil partner of a person charged . . .it involves an assault on, or injury or threat of injury to, the spouse or civil partner' Is S1 compellable to give evidence in defence ...
Maureen Spencer, John Spencer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPELLABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compellable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Digicel correct in refusing INDECOM subscriber data - Court
Digicel contended that the provider was not compellable, but INDECOM opposed that position. On June 20, 2013, Justice Ingrid Mangatal ruled ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
2
'Divorce lawyer seduced wife of millionaire during £500k court battle'
... have been several moments when the mother has been challenged about situations in which her solicitor would be a compellable witness." ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Judge's 'grave' concern at solicitor's relationship with client
... earlier this month, examples arose when the mother was challenged about something to which her solicitor was a 'compellable witness'. «Law Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Difficult to eschew judicial review
That is, unless the Minister exercises a non-compellable, personal discretion to allow otherwise. The Minister may determine that it is in “public ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
5
Stalling the lawyers who aid asylum seekers
Triggs sees “a growing threat to democracy is the expansion of discretionary, often non-compellable, ministerial powers that may be exercised ... «The Saturday Paper, Jun 15»
6
Triggs has right to her criticisms: Bowen
"A growing threat to democracy is the expansion of discretionary, often non-compellable, ministerial powers that may be exercised with limited ... «Yahoo7 News, Jun 15»
7
Letter of the Law: Revealing informants' identity becomes issue of …
Once the court summons has been issued, the witness becomes what is known in law as "compellable". This is to be construed literally. «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
8
Re S [2015] UKSC 2015
That is why parents are compellable witnesses in care proceedings, even when it is alleged that they have committed criminal offences. No-one ... «Family Law, Mar 15»
9
Judge rules protection should apply to common law couples
... just and appropriate to extend the immunity rule to make common-law spouses in committed relationships akin to [married] non-compellable ... «Law Times, Mar 15»
10
Nxasana inquiry now awaits written submissions from involved parties
... published in the Government Gazette earlier this week, Mr Cassim may call upon any "competent and compellable person to give evidence ... «BDlive, Feb 15»

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