barrable

English

Etymology

bar +‎ -able

Adjective

barrable (not comparable)

  1. (law) Capable of being barred (prevented).
    • 1876, Sir Henry Studdy Theobald, A concise treatise on the construction of wills:
      The doctrine of perpetuity was excluded not because the remainder was legal but because it was barrable.
    • 1883, Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals and the High Court of Chancery of Maryland, page 229:
      The question then is brought to this, is it barrable by common deed?

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