Defeasible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ] · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Defeasible is an adjective meaning (law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
Meaning
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
Example Sentences
The accounting charge for the non-callable debt is defeasible by an escrow.
Languages are acquired mainly through the exercise of defeasible inductive methods, based on experience of linguistic communication.
Antonyms for defeasible
Common opposites include indefeasible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include defeasanced, voidable, avoidable, defiable, annullable, defeatable.
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