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litigable

adjective actionable, appealable, arguable, argumentative, capable of being debated, confutable, controversial, controvertible, disputable, in dissute, justiciable, refutable

litigable

that may be the subject of litigation.

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222, 233-34 (1913) (allowing review where the plaintiff who sought review arguably had a federal antitrust claim which may not have been litigable in state court, as well as a state law claim, to which the defendant successfully raised a copyright defense; and noting that a party who argued that a federal statute gives an immunity from a judgment against him can obtain review).