defeasible

defeasible Definition

de·fea·sible (dē fē′zə bəl, di-)

adjective

that can be undone or made void

defeasible Law Definition

adj

Description of a right or interest that is capable of being terminated, or which will terminate upon occurrence of a condition subsequent.

defeasible Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

reasoning: From the perspective that uses defeasible reasoning to define belief revision, there is no good reason to accept Preservation.
inference: Both represent cognitive states by means of directed graphs, with links representing defeasible inferences.
consequence: However, a logical theory of defeasible consequence would have a wider scope of application than a merely epistemological theory of inference.
conclusion: We assume that these defeasible conclusions are built into whatever inferential mechanism implements the non-monotonic relation.
rule: A promising semantic theory for the generic is to represent generic predication by means of a defeasible rule or conditional.
logic: Thus, defeasible logic extends far beyond the boundaries of the theory of epistemic justification.

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