Meanings
- uncountableThe property of being roadworthy.
[…] I cannot but think that those learned judges had not present in their minds the idea that there existed in the case of carriers of passengers, any absolute warranty of road-worthiness.
1867 July 28, “Readhead v. Midland Railway Company”, in The Canada Law Journal, volume 3, page 1872 more examples
And this broad obligation renders it unnecessary to import into the contract a special warranty of the roadworthiness of the vehicle; for if the goods are safely carried and redelivered, it would he immaterial whether the carriage was roadworthy or not […]
1880, Seymour Dwight Thompson, The Law of Carriers of Passengers: Illustrated by Leading Cases and Notes, page 151Similarly the state has been held liable for a wilful wrong advice given by a vehicles expert recognized by the state but working for a private body which certifies the roadworthiness of the vehicles.
2013, Mahendra P. Singh, German Administrative Law: In Common Law Perspective, page 142
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*raidō
- Proto-West Germanic*raidu
- Old Englishrād
- Middle Englishrode
- Englishroad
- Englishroadworthy
- Englishroadworthiness
From roadworthy + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish liikennekelpoisuus
- liikennekelpoisuusproperty of being roadworthy
German Fahrtüchtigkeit, Verkehrstauglichkeit
- Fahrtüchtigkeitproperty of being roadworthy
- Verkehrstauglichkeitproperty of being roadworthy
- Straßenverkehrstauglichkeitproperty of being roadworthy
Hungarian műszaki alkalmasság
- műszaki alkalmasságproperty of being roadworthy
Cite this entry
roadworthiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roadworthiness
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