Lexic.us

Definition of Provable

1. Adjective. Capable of being demonstrated or proved. "Practical truth provable to all men"

Definition of Provable

1. a. Capable of being proved; demonstrable.

Definition of Provable

1. Adjective. Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Provable

1. prove [adj] - See also: prove

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provable

Literary usage of Provable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"Being made thereby quasi owners of provable claims their "demands" and "claims" are pro ... Where Principal's Liability Not provable in Favor of Creditor, ..."

2. A Treatise on the System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law: Including the by John Henry Wigmore (1904)
"3879 (tax-roll, provable by ... or of laying out of road, provable by the county clerk's certified copy) ; § 4277 (court certificate of road- proceedings, ..."

3. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"Requirements of a provable claim. In order to be provable, a claim must exist at the time of the filing of the petition in bankruptcy. ..."

4. The Law and Practice in Bankruptcy Under the National Bankruptcy Act of 1898 by William Miller Collier, William Horace Hotchkiss, Frank Bixby Gilbert, Fred Eugene Rosbrook (1921)
"These are not provable,239 though there is authority the other way.240 Penalties imposed under a State statute after adjudication of a corporation in ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law and Proceedings in Bankruptcy by Frank Olds Loveland (1912)
"Claims founded on illegal contracts not provable. filed arc provable. 291. ... Debts evidenced by an instrument 319. ceedings provable. 299. ..."

6. The principles of bankruptcy: Embodying the Bankruptcy Acts, 1883 and 1890 by Richard Ringwood, Great Britain (1908)
"DEBTS provable, AND DIVIDENDS. Debts provable and Non-provable.'—There are by s. 37 three classes of debts or liabilities which are not provable in ..."

7. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1902)
""provable" means provable in its nature at the time when the set-off is claimed, not provable in the pending bankruptcy proceedings. se а. mutual credit the ..."

8. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"Requirements of a provable claim. In order to be provable, a claim must exist at the filing of the petition in bankruptcy. ..."

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