arrestable

English

Etymology

arrest +‎ -able

Adjective

arrestable (not comparable)

1. (law enforcement) Capable of, or suitable for, being arrested (taken into police custody).
   • 2000, Samuel Yochelson, Stanton Samenow, The Criminal Personality: A Profile for Change (page 253)

     A person who lies frequently may be cut of the same mental fabric as the arrestable criminal.

2. (law) For which one can be arrested (taken into police custody).

   Playing music too loud isn't an arrestable offence.

Anagrams

• arbalester