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imprisonable, a.|ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nəb(ə)l|
[f. prec. vb. + -able]
1. Capable of or liable to imprisonment.
1622Callis Stat. Sewers (1647) 133, I am of opinion that a person is both Fineable and Imprisonable. 1659Rushw. Hist. Coll. I. 533 He said he would prove a free man imprisonable upon command or pleasure, without cause expressed, to be absolutely in worse case then a villain.
2. Of an offence, etc.: for which a person can be imprisoned.
1971Daily Tel. 31 July 11/2 Before a court recommends deportation of a Commonwealth citizen who has been convicted of an imprisonable offence, the offender must be given at least seven days clear notice. |