arrestable

adj — 2 senses

arrestable

adj

Etymology From arrest + -able.

1

Government, Law enforcement Capable of, or suitable for, being arrested (taken into police custody).

A person who lies frequently may be cut of the same mental fabric as the arrestable criminal.2000, Samuel Yochelson, Stanton Samenow, The Criminal Personality: A Profile for Change, page 253:

2

Law For which one can be arrested (taken into police custody).

Playing music too loud isn't an arrestable offence.

Derived terms: arrestability, arrestable offence, unarrestable

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