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detainable

detainable adjective: capable of being detained.

Adjective

detainable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being detained.
    • He was sent to Guantánamo in 2002, and Judge Kollar-Kotelly found that from the beginning of his stay, “there is no evidence in the record that anyone directed any allegations toward al-Rabiah nor any indication that interrogators believed al-Rabiah had engaged in any conduct that made him lawfully...2009 September 26, The Associated Press, “Kuwaiti Ordered Released From Guantánamo Bay”, in New York Times

Origin of detainable

From detain + -able.

Words formed from detainable

Questions about detainable

What does detainable mean?
Detainable means capable of being detained.
What part of speech is detainable?
Detainable is an adjective.

Words near detainable in the dictionary

  1. detailly
  2. detailman
  3. detailmen
  4. details
  5. detain
  6. detainable
  7. detainder
  8. detainders
  9. detained
  10. detainee
  11. detainees

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