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defeasible
[dih-fee-zuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being annulled or terminated.
defeasible
/ »åÉŖĖ“Ś¾±Ė³śÉ²śÉ±ō /
adjective
law (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
philosophy (of a judgment, opinion, etc) having a presupposition in its favour but open to revision if countervailing evidence becomes known Compare incorrigible
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- defeasibleness noun
- defeasibility noun
- nondefeasibility noun
- nondefeasible adjective
- nondefeasibleness noun
- »å±šĖ“Ś±š²¹²õ¾±²ś±ō±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of defeasible1
Example Sentences
Wottonās āTacit Reserveā, which is the principle that all scientific reasoning is defeasible, is of fundamental importance.
The complex tapestry of riparian rights and āprior appropriationā legal doctrines could even be materially changed by the government applying a type of eminent domain to underlying acreage or defeasible water rights.
It must be of a thing defeasible, and all the conditions must be strictly carried out before the defeasance can be consummated.
Scienceāthe research programme, the experimental method, the interlocking of pure science and new technology, the language of defeasible knowledgeāwas invented between 1571 and 1704.
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