Detainable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Detainable is an adjective meaning Capable of being detained.
Meaning
Capable of being detained.
Example Sentences
He was sent to Guantánamo in 2002, and Judge Kollar-Kotelly found that from the beginning of his stay, “there is no evidence in the record that anyone directed any allegations toward al-Rabiah nor any indication that interrogators believed al-Rabiah had engaged in any conduct that made him lawfully detainable.”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arrestable, imprisonable, retainable, impoundable, constrainable, seizable.
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