imprisonable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

imprison +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

imprisonable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being imprisoned.
  2. (law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.
    Synonym: prisonable
    an imprisonable offence