Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being determined, fixed, or ascertained with certainty; able to be clearly defined or decided upon: as, a determinable quantity; the meaning of Plato's expression is not determinable.
- In law: Subject to premature termination: as, a lease determinable at the option of the lessor.
- Liable to be terminated by a contingency yet uncertain or unknown: as, a determinable fee.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided upon, or brought to a conclusion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
determined orlimited - adjective law Able to be
decided orsettled bylaw - noun philosophy An attribute of something that is suceptible of
determination into various states
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being determined or limited or fixed
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Examples
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In the Meno (74ff), Plato develops the notion of determinable and determinate.
Plato's Middle Period Metaphysics and Epistemology Silverman, Allan 2008
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The language of the grant was conditional, but not durational, so what we have is a fee simple subject to condition subsequent, and not a fee simple determinable.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Mojave Cross Decision (Salazar v. Buono) Handed Down 2010
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This conveyance appears to be a longwinded fee simple determinable, which are generally valid and enforceable.
Saltzman looking for easy way out on Paulson stadiums? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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There are so many wonders to behold, but your gaze will perhaps first be drawn up to the ceiling, which offers a singular treasure: an herbarium, depicting 578 acribically exact and botanically determinable plants, mostly medicinal, but also decorative plants, painted between 1614 and 1617, when the new nave was vaulted by Lazaro Agostino after a devastating fire in 1610.
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I caution you to realize that neither the first or second true statement means that the Israeli leadership has neither a “Grand Strategy” or a set of determinable goals.
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The Dodd-Frank law is so vaguely written that, as former top Fed lawyer Michael Bleier points out, 'the overall economic and financial circumstances in which a hypothetical failure will occur are not determinable, even where many aspects of a firm's structure and operations are': Without knowing what caused the distress leading to the 'failure', it will be difficult for a firm to establish that its resolution plan will actually prevent further distress.
Are 'Systemically Important' Institutions Too Big To Fail? 2011
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There are no such things as ‘true’ objectively determinable works of art.
Sunday Salon: “What Good are the Arts” by John Carey: Some musings Part 2 2009
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A reminder to all — insurance involves sharing financial risk based on objectively determinable factors.
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There are no such things as ‘true’ objectively determinable works of art.
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The language of the grant was conditional, but not durational, so what we have is a fee simple subject to condition subsequent, and not a fee simple determinable.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Mojave Cross Decision (Salazar v. Buono) Handed Down 2010
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