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arrestable offence

arrestable offence noun: a criminal offence such that the offender may be arrested without warrant.

Noun

arrestable offence (plural arrestable offences)

  1. (Hong-Kong, Ireland, Singapore, historical, criminal law) A criminal offence such that the offender may be arrested without warrant.

Forms of arrestable offence

pluralarrestable offences

Origin of arrestable offence

From arrestable + offence. First defined and introduced in English law by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58).

Questions about arrestable offence

What does arrestable offence mean?
Arrestable offence means a criminal offence such that the offender may be arrested without warrant.
What part of speech is arrestable offence?
Arrestable offence is a noun.
What is the plural of arrestable offence?
The plural of arrestable offence is arrestable offences.

Words near arrestable offence in the dictionary

  1. arrest warrants
  2. arrest-me red
  3. arrest-me-red
  4. arrestability
  5. arrestable
  6. arrestable offence
  7. arrestable offences
  8. arrestance
  9. arrestances
  10. arrestant
  11. arrestants

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