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Violable — Vi o*la*ble, a. [L. violabilis: cf. F. violable. See {Violate}.] Capable of being violated, broken, or injured. {Vi o*la*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
violable — [vjɔlabl] adj. ÉTYM. V. 1380; de 1. violer. ❖ ♦ Qui peut être violé (1. Violer), subir une violation. || Une règle difficilement violable. ⇒ Transgressable … Encyclopédie Universelle
violable — not violatable, is the derivative form of violate … Modern English usage
violable — [vī′ə lə bəl] adj. [L violabilis < violare: see VIOLATE] that can be, or is likely to be, violated violability n. violableness violably adv … English World dictionary
violable — (vi o la bl ) adj. Qui peut être violé. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Violable, OUDIN Dict.. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. violabilis, de violare, violer. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE VIOLABLE. Ajoutez : • S il [le roi] était comme moi, père Duchêne,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
violable — adjective capable of being violated a violable rule a violable contract • Ant: ↑inviolable • Derivationally related forms: ↑violate … Useful english dictionary
violable — violability, violableness, n. violably, adv. /vuy euh leuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being violated: a violable precept. [1425 75; late ME: destructive < L violabilis, equiv. to viola(re) to VIOLATE + bilis BLE] * * * … Universalium
violable — adjective Date: 1552 capable of being or likely to be violated • violability noun • violableness noun • violably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
violable — vi·o·la·ble || vaɪəlÉ™bl adj. can be violated; can be desecrated; of a law which can be broken … English contemporary dictionary
violable — vi·o·la·ble … English syllables
