justiciability
/dʒəˌstɪʃiəˈbɪləti/
noun
- The quality of being suitable for a court to decide; whether a legal case can be properly heard and ruled on by a judge.
- The court questioned the justiciability of the dispute because it involved a foreign government.
- Justiciability is an important concept in determining which cases courts can hear.
- The lawyer argued the justiciability of the case, saying it was a political matter, not a legal one.