"barrable" meaning in English

See barrable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From bar + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bar|able}} bar + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} barrable (not comparable)
  1. (law) Capable of being barred (prevented). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-barrable-en-adj-PE6DBtLd Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Topics: law
  2. For which one may be barred. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-barrable-en-adj-LhBEKBns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unbarrable Related terms: debarrable
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