Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
F. divisible. See Divide.]
Capable of being divided or separated.
Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements
one of which can be separated from the other.
Divisible offense (Law), an offense containing a lesser
offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
be a conviction. -- Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n. --
Di*vis"i*bly, adv.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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