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arrestable

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ar·rest  (-rst)
v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests
v.tr.
1. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.
2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
v.intr.
To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
n.
1.
a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.
b. The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest.
2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.

[Middle English aresten, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin *arrestre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin restre, to stand still (re-, re- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots).]

ar·resta·ble adj.
ar·rester, ar·restor n.
ar·restment n.

arrestable [əˈrɛstəbəl]
adj
1. liable to be arrested
2. (Law) (of an offence) such that an offender may be arrested without a warrant
Translations
arrestable [əˈrɛstəbəl] adj [offence] → passible d'arrestation
arrestable
adj to be an arrestable offence (Brit) or offense (US) → ein Grund zur Festnahme sein


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Huang Nanhua, also known as Wong Siu-ming, denied one count of carrying arms and ammunition with intent to cause an arrestable offence, and one count of possession of arms and ammunition without a licence.
Huang Nanhua, also known as Wong Siu-ming, denied one count of carrying arms and ammunition with intent to cause an arrestable offence, and one count of possession of arms and ammunition without a licence.
Failure to obey the injunction is an arrestable offence and could lead to imprisonment.
 
 
 
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