Di*vis"i*ble , n. A divisible substance. Glanvill.
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.
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