adjective
- able to be forced or required to do something, especially to testify in court
Usage: legal
Examples
- The witness was compellable to testify under oath.
- Certain government officials are not compellable in criminal proceedings.
- The court ruled that the defendant’s spouse was compellable to give evidence.
- Journalists argued they should not be compellable to reveal their sources.
- The new law made all citizens compellable to serve jury duty.
- Expert witnesses are generally compellable if properly subpoenaed.