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justiciable

French, noun/ʒys.ti.sjabl/

justiciable is spelled J-U-S-T-I-C-I-A-B-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,217th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Justiciable is a French feminine noun meaning “person answerable to the law; person falling under the remit of a certain jurisdiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui est susceptible d'être soumis à une juridiction”.

What does justiciable mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    justiciable

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineperson answerable to the law; person falling under the remit of a certain jurisdiction

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui peut être jugé par une juridiction adaptée à son cas. 2. Qui a des comptes à rendre devant la justice.

noun: 1. Personne qui est susceptible d'être soumis à une juridiction. 2. Citoyen.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of justiciable

  • justiciables plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce justiciable?

  • /ʒys.ti.sjabl/
  • \ʒys.ti.sjabl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to justiciable

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is justiciable in French?

justiciable appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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