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ALTERABLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

commutable (subject to alteration or change)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic

Example:

alterable conditions of employment

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

unalterable (not capable of being changed or altered)

Derivation:

alter (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

alter (make an alteration to)

alterability (the quality of being alterable)

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