Definition of compellable in English:
compellable
adjective kəmˈpɛləb(ə)lkəmˈpɛləbəl
Law (of a witness) able to be made to attend court or give evidence.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was no other way of eliciting this evidence because the maker of the statements was not a compellable witness for the co-defendant.
- The expert is a compellable witness in such a hearing.
- At the date of the appellant's trial he was a compellable witness for the defence and there is no reason to believe he was unavailable.
- He does not wish to attend court in England and is not a compellable witness.
- Moreover, his co-accused was not a compellable witness.
Definition of compellable in US English:
compellable
adjectivekəmˈpɛləbəlkəmˈpeləbəl
Law (of a witness) able to be made to attend court or testify.
Example sentencesExamples
- He does not wish to attend court in England and is not a compellable witness.
- Moreover, his co-accused was not a compellable witness.
- There was no other way of eliciting this evidence because the maker of the statements was not a compellable witness for the co-defendant.
- At the date of the appellant's trial he was a compellable witness for the defence and there is no reason to believe he was unavailable.
- The expert is a compellable witness in such a hearing.