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nonjusticiable

adjective
non路​jus路​ti路​cia路​ble | \ 藢n盲n-藢j蓹-藞sti-sh(膿-)蓹-b蓹l How to pronounce nonjusticiable (audio) \

Definition of nonjusticiable

: not justiciable : not capable of being decided by legal principles or by a court of justice The judiciary has refused to adjudicate claims challenging executive action as violative of the resolution, most recently holding that a challenge by over a hundred congressmen to the armed presence in the Persian Gulf was nonjusticiable.— Jules Lobel
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 Fifteen years ago, Justice Antonin Scalia similarly argued all partisan鈥攂ut not racial鈥攇errymandering claims should be declared nonjusticiable. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Big Data Supercharged Gerrymandering. It Could Help Stop It, Too," 28 June 2019

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First Known Use of nonjusticiable

1884, in the meaning defined above

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nonjusticiable

adjective
non路​jus路​ti路​cia路​ble | \ 藢n盲n-j蓹-藞sti-sh蓹-b蓹l, -藞sti-sh膿-蓹-\

Legal Definition of nonjusticiable

: not appropriate or proper for judicial consideration or resolution

Other Words from nonjusticiable

nonjusticiability \ -​藢sti-​sh蓹-​藞bi-​l蓹-​t膿 \ noun

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