voidable
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 80 U.S. 517 - Railroad Company v. Soutter et al. · 1871Most cited · 92 citing opinions
Their purchase was declared void only as against the creditors of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company. In other words, it was only voidable, not absolutely void. By satisfying these creditors they could have kept the property, and their title would have been good, as against all the world.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which has some force or effect, but which, in consequence of some inherent quality, may be legally annulled or avoided. direct attack upon it. 156 III. 644; 181 111. App. 58; 252 111. 42.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Void.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910