| n. | 1. | The quality of being impossible; impracticability. | |||
| 2. | An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that which can not be thought, done, or endured. | ||||
| 3. | Inability; helplessness.
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| Noun | 1. | impossibility - incapability of existing or occurring Synonyms: impossibleness Antonyms: possibleness, possibility - capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" |
| 2. | impossibility - an alternative that is not available Synonyms: impossible action |
IMPOSSIBILITY. The character of that which. cannot be done agreeably to the
accustomed order of nature.
2. It is a maxim that no one is bound to perform an impossibility. A
l'impossible nul n'est tenu. 1 Swift's Dig. 93; 6 Toull. n. 121, 481.
3. As to impossible conditions in contracts, see Bac. Ab. Conditions,
M; Co. Litt. 206; Roll. Ab. 420; 6 Toull. n. 486, 686; Dig. 2, 14, 39; Id.
44, 7, 31; Id. 50, 17, 185; Id. 45, 1, 69. On the subject of impossible
conditions in wills, vide 1 Rop. Leg. 505; Swinb. pt. 4, s. 6; 6 Toull. 614.
Vide, generally, Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; Clef des Lois Rom. par Fieffe
Lacroix, h.t.; Com. Dig. Conditions, D 1 & 2; Vin. Ab. Conditions, C a, D
a, E a.