petitionableadj.
/pᵻˈtɪʃn̩əbl/, /pᵻˈtɪʃənəbl/, U.S. /pəˈtɪʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/ Chiefly Law.
That allows, justifies, or involves the making of a petition. Frequently opposed to appealable adj.
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the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > appealing > that may be appealed to or petitioned
invocable1848
appealable1860
petitionable1898
1898 Westm. Gaz. 14 Mar. 2/1 A few suggestions for amending the Bankruptcy Act... 1. Reduce the petitionable amount from fifty pounds to five.
1971 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 442 1387/2 The same appealable versus petitionable dichotomy which obtains in patent matters obtains in trademark matters.
1998 U.S. Court of Appeal for Federal Circuit (Lexis) 7 July The Commissioner stated that the allegations concerned issues appealable to the Board and thus were not petitionable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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