arrestable
adjective
ar·rest·able
ə-ˈre-stə-bəl also a- 
of a criminal offense
: identified by statute as an offense for which arrest is authorized
broadly
: of a sufficiently serious nature or committed in such circumstances that arrest is authorized
Berzon noted that under Washington law, the officers had no authority to take Brooks into custody: Failure to sign a traffic infraction is not an arrestable offense, and it's not illegal to resist an unlawful arrest. —
Mike Carter, Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2010
Mike Carter, Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2010 Dictionary Entries Near arrestable
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“Arrestable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrestable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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