defeasible in English

adjective
1
open in principle to revision, valid objection, forfeiture, or annulment.
In the jargon, this means that any scientific claim is defeasible , meaning it is in principle open to revision or rejection in the light of further disclosures, arguments, or evidence.

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1. Fourthly, it seems to be a fact that pragmatic constraints are generally defeasible, or not invariable.

2. Advisablenesses: Advisably : advisatory Words that sound like or rhyme with Advisably advisable advisability devisable divisible divisively divisibility adviceful divisive defeasible diffusively

3. Argumentation In both fields the notion of defeat is central-in Argumentation defeat is among arguments, but in defeasible logic defeat is typically among rules

4. Individual case—the Blamability of bribe-taking corruption is defeasible—but the burden of persuasion is on the person who wants to redeem the act