Meaning & use
Arrestable
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Liable to be taken into police custody, typically because an act qualifies as a chargeable offense.
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Shoplifting is an arrestable offense in most jurisdictions.
The officer explained which violations were arrestable and which merited only a warning.
A note on using this word
In British law, 'arrestable offense' was historically a specific legal category before reforms broadened police powers of arrest.
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