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adj. Capable of being expiated or atoned for
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Capable of being expiated or atoned for: as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt.
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adj. capable of being atoned for
Word Usage
"Camerino had come on first; in an access of jealous fury the Count had struck Camerino in the face; and this outrage, I know not how justly, was deemed expiable before the other."