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arguable Definition

ar·gu·able (ärgyo̵̅o̅ ə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be argued about
  2. that can be supported by argument

arguable Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • damage: It might be arguable that the damage took a few more mega years to entrench itself.
  • judge: He concluded that: it is strongly arguable that the judges created the principle.
  • state: Secondly, it is arguable that the state has expanded its role in some areas of crime prevention.
  • risk: It is therefore arguable that risks to data subjects have increased since 1984 when the Data Protection Act came into force.
  • word: From there, it's arguable that the first word was ' wow ' .
  • law: Thirdly, it is arguable that the criminal law does not take into account " mere " psychiatric illnesses.

Preposition: whether

treatment: Occasionally it is arguable whether a treatment is a preventative or a cure.

Modifies a noun

  • case: There is certainly no arguable case for saying he was plainly wrong.
  • defense: The lack of an arguable defense demonstrating a genuine desire on the part of Golden Shore for a trial in India was decisive.
  • ground: The question for me is whether they raise arguable grounds of appeal.
  • claim: Mitcham Station has an arguable claim to be the oldest still open railroad station in the world.
  • point: I leave such arguable jurisdiction point to the enforcement stage.
  • exception: Moreover, with the arguable exception of Inspector White, the necessary proximity in time and place was also absent.

Modifying Another Word

  • strongly: There is a strongly arguable case that economies prosper where there is less, rather than more, taxation.
  • reasonably: There ought first to be some likely or reasonably arguable connection between the car and the claimant.
  • certainly: For in the latter, liability is probably strict, whilst in the former, it is certainly arguable that fault must be established.
  • highly: In my judgment, therefore, it is highly arguable that the Article 13 defense in relation to Adriano was simply not made out.
  • therefore: It is therefore arguable that an analysis using these deprivation categories today may be less accurate than it would have been ten years ago.
  • also: It is also arguable that such conduct would fall foul of the Human Rights Act 1998.

Used with adjective complement

seem: It seems highly arguable therefore that such an address is one from which the person behind it cannot be identified.

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