unprosecutable

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adjective

Not able to be successfully prosecuted.

“Military prosecutors said al-Kahtani would be unprosecutable because of what was done to him during interrogation.”

OriginEnglish prosecutable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunprosecutable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawNot able to be successfully prosecuted.

    Military prosecutors said al-Kahtani would be unprosecutable because of what was done to him during interrogation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nonprosecutable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishprosecutable
  9. Englishunprosecutable

From un- + prosecutable.

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APA

unprosecutable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosecutable

MLA

“unprosecutable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosecutable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unprosecutable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unprosecutable.

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