pleadable

[ plee-duh-buh l ]

/ ˈpli də bəl /

capable of being pleaded, as a case in court.

Origin of pleadable

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Anglo-French word pledable. See plead, -able

non·plead·a·ble, adjective un·plead·a·ble, adjective

No intent can, make a defamatory publication good, nothing can make it have a good tendency; truth is not pleadable.

Thoughts on the Present Discontents |Edmund Burke
That no pardon under the great seal of England be pleadable to an impeachment by the Commons in parliament.

Constitutional History of England, volume 3 of 3 |Henry Hallam
The Act of Settlement prescribed that "no pardon shall be pleadable to an impeachment by the Commons in parliament."

The Governments of Europe |Frederic Austin Ogg
He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons; but his pardon shall not be pleadable in bar of an impeachment.

The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught |Charles C. Nott

He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons, but his pardon shall not be pleadable in bar of an impeachment.

History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 |George Ticknor Curtis