Jailable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Jailable is an adjective meaning (of an offence) For which one may be jailed.
Meaning
(of an offence) For which one may be jailed.
More Meanings
- Able to be jailed.
Example Sentences
Copyright laws – that is, “IP laws” – ban tampering with DRM, making it a serious, jailable felony to provide others with tools to bypass DRM. From Section 1201 of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act to Canada’s Bill C-32 to Article 6 of the EU Copyright Directive, countries around the world have imposed indiscriminate bans on breaking DRM.
Antonyms for jailable
Common opposites include unjailable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imprisonable, incarcerable, prisonable, arraignable, chargeable, bailable.
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