ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Arrestable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Arrestable is an adjective meaning (law enforcement) Capable of, or suitable for, being arrested (taken into police custody).

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Playing music too loud isn't an arrestable offence.
A person who lies frequently may be cut of the same mental fabric as the arrestable criminal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include detainable, arraignable, imprisonable, incarcerable, arrestive, impoundable.

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