Conterminable

/kɒnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be limited or bounded; capable of having boundaries or limits set upon it.

Etymology

From Latin conterminabilis, built from con- (together) + terminus (boundary/end) + -able (able to be). The prefix con- suggests mutually bordering.

Kelly Says

Legal documents use 'conterminable' to describe rights or territories that can be clearly bounded—it's the formal way of saying something has definable edges or endpoints.

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