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Warrantableness

Warrantable \War"rant*a*ble\, a. Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable.

His meals are coarse and short, his employment warrantable, his sleep certain and refreshing.
--South. [1913 Webster] -- War"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- War"rant*bly, adv.