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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFEASIBLE

defeasible  [dɪˈfiːzəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFEASIBLE

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

WHAT DOES DEFEASIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defeasible in the English dictionary

The definition of defeasible in the dictionary is capable of being defeated or rendered void.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFEASIBLE


appeasable
əˈpiːzəbəl
cohesible
kəʊˌhiːzəbəl
feasible
ˈfiːzəbəl
freezable
ˈfriːzəbəl
fusible
ˈfjuːzəbəl
inappeasable
ˌɪnəˈpiːzəbəl
indefeasible
ˌɪndɪˈfiːzəbəl
infeasible
ɪnˈfiːzəbəl
plausible
ˈplɔːzəbəl
pleasable
ˈpliːzəbəl
reusable
riːˈjuːzəbəl
seisable
ˈsiːzəbəl
seizable
ˈsiːzəbəl
squeezable
ˈskwiːzəbəl
teasable
ˈtiːzəbəl
unappeasable
ˌʌnəˈpiːzəbəl
unfeasible
ʌnˈfiːzəbəl
unseizable
ʌnˈsiːzəbəl
usable
ˈjuːzəbəl
useable
ˈjuːzəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFEASIBLE

defeasance
defeasibility
defeasibleness
defeat
defeated
defeater
Defeaticrat
defeatism
defeatist
defeature
defecate
defecation
defecator
defect
defectibility
defectible
defection
defectionist
defective
defectively

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFEASIBLE

accessible
admissible
collapsible
compatible
comprehensible
divisible
extensible
impossible
inaccessible
incomprehensible
invisible
irresponsible
irreversible
ostensible
permissible
possible
responsible
reversible
sensible
submersible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of defeasible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defeasible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFEASIBLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

废止
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derrotable
570 millions of speakers

English

defeasible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defeasible
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defeasible
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пересматриваемой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defeasible
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিলযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

révisable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh dikalahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defeasible
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

解除条件付きの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무효로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defeatable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể thủ tiêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defeasible
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पराभूत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iptali mümkün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defettibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defeasible
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переглядається
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anulate,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναιρέσιμες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defeasible
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

defeasible
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defeasible
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defeasible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFEASIBLE»

The term «defeasible» is normally little used and occupies the 115.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFEASIBLE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFEASIBLE»

Discover the use of defeasible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defeasible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Defeasible Deontic Logic
This book could be used in an advanced graduate course in philosophical logic.
Donald Nute, 1997
2
Handbook of Defeasible Reasoning and Uncertainty Management ...
On the other hand, particular features of specific formalisms and ap proaches to uncertainty of course still influence strongly the computational meth ods to be used. Both general as well as specific methods are included in this volume.
Dov M. Gabbay, Philippe Smets, 2000
3
Agent-Based Defeasible Control in Dynamic Environments: ...
This volume, the 7th volume in the DRUMS Handbook series, is part of the aftermath of the successful ESPRIT project DRUMS (Defeasible Reasoning and Uncertainty Management Systems) which took place in two stages from 1989- 1996.
John-Jules Meyer, Jan Treur, 2002
4
Grounded Consequence for Defeasible Logic
This is a title on the foundations of defeasible logic, which explores the formal properties of everyday reasoning patterns whereby people jump to conclusions, reserving the right to retract them in the light of further information.
Aldo Antonelli, 2005
5
Logical Tools for Modelling Legal Argument: A Study of ...
This book, the expanded and completely revised text of the author's renowned 1993 dissertation, studies the logical aspects of legal reasoning, in order to provide philosophical foundations for legal applications of Artificial Intelligence.
H. Prakken, 2011
6
Property: Keyed to Dukeminier/Krier/Alexander/Schill, ...
Any estate may be defeasible — subject to termination — upon the happening of a specified event. There are three types of defeasible fees simple — the fee simple determinable, the fee simple subject to a condition subsequent, and the fee ...
Massey, 2010
7
Quantified Representation of Uncertainty and Imprecision: ...
We hope it will answer the needs for adequate representations of uncertainty. This Handbook series grew out of the ESPRIT Basic Research Project DRUMS II, where the acronym is made out of the Handbook series title.
Dov M. Gabbay, Philippe Smets, 1998
8
Argumentation Methods for Artificial Intelligence in Law
It is somewhat easier to devise dialogue rules for deductive arguments than for defeasible arguments, because defeasible arguments are more complex to evaluate. Defeasible arguments are open-ended. They are not conclusive in the way ...
Douglas Walton, 2005
9
New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: JSAI 2007 ...
Assumption-Based Argumentation for Closed and Consistent Defeasible Reasoning Francesca Toni Imperial College London, Department of Computing Abstract. Assumption-based argumentation is a concrete but general- purpose ...
Ken Satoh, 2008
10
Dynamics and Management of Reasoning Processes: Volume 6: ...
The present volume presents work done in this context. This work has an emphasis on modelling and formal techniques in the investigation of the topic "Reasoning and Dynamics", but it is not mere theory that occupied us.
John-Jules Meyer, Jan Treur, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFEASIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defeasible is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First Circuit holds mortgagor cannot sue mortgagee to quiet title in …
... which the mortgagor retains,” and a “mortgagor can reacquire this defeasible legal title by paying the debt which the mortgage secures.”. «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Back to the Future Interests: Tennessee's Codification of a Common …
Specifically, HB793/SB1226 makes clear that an original grantor or holder of a future interest in a defeasible fee estate can transfer their future ... «JD Supra, Jun 15»
3
Science and the Meaning of Life
However, it should be admitted that science is highly speculative on such matters; these are defeasible scientific claims. Nonetheless, I would ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jun 15»
4
Are Scientific And Religious Explanations Incompatible?
Within defeasible religion, the scope of religious explanations would be broader than that of scientific explanations, extending beyond facts to ... «NPR, Apr 15»
5
Things the Bible Doesnt Say (But You Thought It Did)
... disagree with one another about what the Bible says and doesn't say; which Biblical laws are eternally proscriptive and which are defeasible; ... «Daily Beast, Mar 15»
6
Fraud exception to indefeasibility considered by High Court
... husband's interest in the land, the interest she subsequently acquired from him by the second transfer is defeasible and may be recovered by ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Mar 15»
7
The paradox of generalizations about generalizations
... amount of positive evidence in favor of the truth of (4), even if, in the end, our proof of (4)'s falsity trumps this small bit of defeasible evidence. «OUPblog, Mar 15»
8
How fraud can affect indefeasibility of title
The question for the Court was whether even though the title which Felicity held jointly with Claude was defeasible, it did not follow that the title ... «Lexology, Mar 15»
9
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Arguing About Guns by C'zar …
In other words, there is a defeasible presumption in favour of liberty. I should then say that the ownership of guns is not intrinsically immoral. «Practical Ethics, Mar 15»
10
Consciousness and death's badness
If so, then at the very least there is a (potentially defeasible) moral reason against killing a fetus (cf. Marquis 1989). 4. A response to this line of ... «Practical Ethics, Feb 15»

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