compellable

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adjective

Capable of being compelled or constrained.

“The spouse of an accused party is not generally compellable to give evidence against him.”

OriginMiddle English compellable ← Middle French compellir ← Latin compellere →
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Meanings

adjectivecompellable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being compelled or constrained.

    The spouse of an accused party is not generally compellable to give evidence against him.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  8. Proto-Italic*pelnō
  9. Latinpellō
  10. Latincompellere
  11. Middle Frenchcompellir
  12. Middle Englishcompellen
  13. Middle Englishcompellable
  14. Englishcompellable

Inherited from Middle English compellable.

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APA

compellable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compellable

MLA

“compellable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compellable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compellable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compellable.

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