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Meaning of "impracticability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPRACTICABILITY

impracticability  [ɪmˌpræktɪkəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPRACTICABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impracticability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMPRACTICABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Impracticability

The doctrine of impracticability in the common law of contracts excuses performance of a duty, where that duty has become unfeasibly difficult or expensive for the party who was to perform. Impracticability is similar in some respects to the doctrine of impossibility because it is triggered by the occurrence of a condition which prevents one party from fulfilling the contract. The major difference between the two doctrines is that while impossibility excuses performance where the contractual duty cannot physically be performed, the doctrine of impracticability comes into play where performance is still physically possible, but would be very burdensome for the party whose performance is due. Thus, impossibility is an objective condition, whereas impracticability is a subjective condition for a court to determine. Typically, the test U.S. courts use for impracticability is as follows: ▪ There must be an occurrence of a condition, the nonoccurrence of which was a basic assumption of the contract, ▪ The occurrence must make performance extremely expensive or difficult ▪ This difficulty was not anticipated by the parties to the contract...

Definition of impracticability in the English dictionary

The definition of impracticability in the dictionary is the quality or state of being incapable of being put into practice or accomplished or of not being feasible. Other definition of impracticability is the quality or state of being unsuitable for a desired use or of being unfit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPRACTICABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPRACTICABILITY

impower
impracticable
impracticableness
impracticably
impractical
impracticality
impractically
impracticalness
imprecate
imprecation
imprecatory
imprecise
imprecisely
impreciseness
imprecision
impredicative
impregn
impregnability
impregnable
impregnableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPRACTICABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of impracticability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPRACTICABILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impracticability» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impracticability

Translation of «impracticability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPRACTICABILITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

不可行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impracticabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

impracticability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अव्यवहारिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم إمكانية تطبيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неосуществимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impraticabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসাধ্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impraticabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak praktikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unbrauchbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実行不可能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불가능한 일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impracticability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể thi hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impracticability
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अव्यवहार्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uygulanamazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irrealizzabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewykonalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нездійсненність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imposibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανέφικτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onuitvoerbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogenomförbarheten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impracticability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impracticability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRACTICABILITY»

The term «impracticability» is normally little used and occupies the 119.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of impracticability
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRACTICABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impracticability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impracticability» 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 impracticability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPRACTICABILITY»

Discover the use of impracticability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impracticability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Contracts: Examples & Explanations
Impracticability applies when events following contract formation1 are so different from the assumptions on which the contract was based, that it would be unfair to hold the adversely affected party to its commitments. Although there are close ...
Brian A. Blum, 2007
2
Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials
The doctrine of commercial impracticability does not provide relief from such events as ordinary price increases or easily predictable changes in the weather. NOTE COMMERCIAL IMPRACTICABILITY A doctrine under which a seller may be ...
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2007
3
Administration of Government Contracts
Contractors can also obtain relief on government contracts under the doctrines of impracticability of performance and mistake. These legal theories are different from those discussed previously in that they are not premised on government ...
John Cibinic, Ralph C. Nash, James F. Nagle, 2006
4
Business Law
Other courts follow a rule of commercial impracticability, that is, if the contract cannot be performed except at excessive and unreasonable cost, the party subject to such cost is excused under the doctrine of impossibility. Courts following the ...
Robert W. Emerson, 2009
5
International Business Law and Its Environment
A party to a contract that is prevented from performing may attempt to be excused under the doctrine of commercial impracticability. This modern doctrine is used in the United States today. It dates back to 1916 when a court stated, “A thing is ...
Richard Schaffer, Filiberto Agusti, Beverley Earle, 2008
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Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A ...
9.18 IMPOSSIBILITY/IMPRACTICABILITY The legal theory of “impossibility” can provide relief in appropriate situations from the usual common-law principle that a party must either perform its contract or respond in damages, even though ...
Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr., 2005
7
Contracts
A. Modern view of impracticability: Modern courts generally equate “extreme impracticability” with “impossibility.” In other words, if due to changed circumstances, performance would be infeasible from a commercial viewpoint, the promisor may ...
Steven Emanuel, 2006
8
Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Business Law
Impracticability. and. Frustration. of. Purpose. It is rare for contract performance to be truly impossible but common for it to become a financial burden to one party. Suppose Bradshaw Steel in Pittsburgh agrees to deliver 1,000 tons of steel ...
Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, 2007
9
Construction Change Order Claims
§10.01 INTRODUCTION Impossibility and impracticability are generally recognized grounds for the discharge of construction contract obligations. By definition, impossibility and impracticability relate to occurrences beyond the control of the ...
Michael T. Callahan, 2005
10
The Saxon and English languages reciprocally illustrative of ...
Samuel Henshall. [ 3 plæfce. -] pop ba ppynb be heo popebinjofce. -] ic popebmjie. "i pec man eac on cpicum ceape ymbe mmpe paple beappe. ppa hir beon mæje. •] ppa hir eac 3epypne py. -] ppa je me pop- jypan pyllan. * for me, and for ...
Samuel Henshall, 1798

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPRACTICABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impracticability is used in the context of the following news items.
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SEC proposes executive compensation clawback rule - Lexology
Determinations as to the impracticability of recovery would have to be made by the Listed Issuer's compensation committee (all of the members ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Do Equities Militate Against Restrictions Barring Petition for …
Accordingly, the court concluded that "the equities, in combination with the foundational requirement of impracticability of continuing its ... «Delaware Business Court Insider, Jul 15»
3
On Stone Mountain, the Carving, and the Memorials - Peach Pundit …
Ignore for a moment the impracticability of sandblasting the carving, which is recessed 42 feet into the side of the granite outcropping, and at its ... «Peach Pundit, Jul 15»
4
SEC Proposes Rules On Compensation Clawback Policies
A determination of impracticability could be made by the issuer's board of directors only after making a reasonable attempt to recover the ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
5
State rejects land acquisition amendments
... brought in the land acquisition law, the state had responded with some suggestions that pointed to the impracticability of some rules. «onmanorama, Jul 15»
6
SEC proposes rules on clawback policies for executive compensation
Before concluding impracticability based on excessive third party expense, the issuer must first make (and document) reasonable attempts to ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
7
Ludovika Energy gets another negative answer from the ministry
“Based on these facts the Economy Ministry considers this document impracticable, without the need to terminate it as its impracticability stems ... «The Slovak Spectator, Jul 15»
8
SEC Proposes Broadened Executive Compensation "Clawback" Rules
For cost-related impracticability, only the direct costs payable to a third party (such as legal costs) and not indirect costs (such as reputational ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
9
Why Pay-TV subscription keeps running when you are not watching
Apart from the technological impracticability of having your subscription frozen while not watching, pay-TV providers are also restrained by ... «P.M. News, Jul 15»
10
DIGITAL TV TALK: Why Pay-TV Subscription Keeps Running When …
Apart from the technological impracticability of having your subscription frozen while not watching, pay-TV providers are also restrained by ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Impracticability [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/impracticability>. Apr 2024 ».
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