Definitions for impracticable
ɪmˈpræk tɪ kə bəlim·prac·ti·ca·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkableadjective

   not capable of being carried out or put into practice

   "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impracticablenoun

   An unmanageable person.

2. impracticableadjective

   Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.

3. impracticableadjective

   Of a passage or road: impassable.

4. impracticableadjective

   Of a person or thing: unmanageable.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impracticableadjective

   Etymology: impracticable, Fr. in and practicable.

   1. Not to be performed; unfeasible; impossible.

   Had there not been still remaining bodies, the legitimate offsprings of the antediluvian earth, 'twould have been an extravagant and impracticable undertaking to have gone about to determine any thing concerning it. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   To preach up the necessity of that which our experience tells us is utterly impracticable, were to affright mankind with the terrible prospect of universal damnation. John Rogers, Serm.

   2. Untractable; unmanageable.

   That fierce impracticable nature
   Is govern'd by a dainty-finger'd girl. Nicholas Rowe.

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1. impracticable

   The doctrine of impracticability in the common law of contracts excuses performance of a duty, where the said duty has become unfeasibly difficult or expensive for the party who was to perform. Impracticability is similar in some respects to the doctrine of impossibility because it is triggered by the occurrence of a condition which prevents one party from fulfilling the contract. The major difference between the two doctrines is that while impossibility excuses performance where the contractual duty cannot physically be performed, the doctrine of impracticability comes into play where performance is still physically possible, but would be extremely burdensome for the party whose performance is due. Thus, impossibility is an objective condition, whereas impracticability is a subjective condition for a court to determine. Typically, the test U.S. courts use for impracticability is as follows (with a few variations among different jurisdictions): There must be an occurrence of a condition, the nonoccurrence of which was a basic assumption of the contract, The occurrence must make performance extremely expensive or difficult This difficulty was not anticipated by the parties to the contract (note: some jurisdictions require that there be no measure within the contract itself to allocate risk between the parties)

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1. impracticable

   Impracticable refers to something that is impossible to carry out or put into practice due to difficulty or infeasibility. It can describe a task, plan, or idea that cannot be accomplished or realized due to existing circumstances or limitations.

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1. Impracticableadjective

   not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking

2. Impracticableadjective

   not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with

3. Impracticableadjective

   incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impracticable

   im-prak′tik-a-bl, adj. not able to be done: unmanageable: stubborn.—ns. Imprac′ticability, Imprac′ticableness.—adv. Imprac′ticably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impracticable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impracticable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of impracticable in a Sentence

1. Francois De La Rochefoucauld:

   Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

2. Third Avenue:

   Investor requests for redemption...in addition to the general reduction of liquidity in the fixed income markets, have made it impracticable for (Focused Credit Fund) going forward to create sufficient cash to pay anticipated redemptions without resorting to sales at prices that would unfairly disadvantage the remaining shareholders.

3. Ben Chew:

   WADA is supposed to be committed to the athletes and fair play, yet when Dr. Moses and Ms. Scott showed the courage to step forward and try to speak their truth in order to achieve reform, transparency and accountability, WADA made it impracticable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impracticable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impracticable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impracticable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impracticable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impracticable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=impracticable