nonjusticiable

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non·jus·ti·cia·ble | \ ˌnän-ˌjə-ˈsti-sh(ē-)ə-bəl

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: 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—but not racial—gerrymandering 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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nonjusticiable

adjective

non·jus·ti·cia·ble | \ ˌnän-jə-ˈsti-shə-bəl, -ˈsti-shē-ə-\

Legal Definition of nonjusticiable

: not appropriate or proper for judicial consideration or resolution

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