capable of being made of no legal effect or made void
Derived forms
voidableness (ˈvoidableness)
noun
voidable in American English
(ˈvɔidəbəl)
adjective
1.
capable of being nullified or invalidated
2. Law
capable of being made or adjudged void
Derived forms
voidableness
noun
Word origin
[1475–85; void + -able]This word is first recorded in the period 1475–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: condense, docket, establishment, industry, ledger-able is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,”associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition tostems of any origin (teachable; photographable)
Examples of 'voidable' in a sentence
voidable
The general rule was that a minor's contract was voidable at his option, the exception being contracts for necessaries.