arrestable

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adjective

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

“Playing music too loud isn't an arrestable offence.”

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Meanings

adjectivearrestable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentCapable 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. not comparablelawFor which one can be arrested (taken into police custody).

    Playing music too loud isn't an arrestable offence.

Origin

From arrest + -able.

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APA

arrestable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrestable

MLA

“arrestable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrestable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrestable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrestable.

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