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VIOLABLE
violable
(adjective) capable of being violated; “a violable rule”; “a violable contract”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
violable (comparative more violable, superlative most violable)
Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.
Synonyms
• breakable
Antonyms
• inviolable (incapable of being violated)
• compliable (capable of being complied)
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"o*la*ble, a. Etym: [L. violabilis: cf. F. violable. See Violate.]
Definition: Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.
– Vi"o*la*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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