imprisonable

imprisonable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English imprison
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English imprisonable

    From imprison + -able.

    Adjective

    imprisonable (not comparable)

    1. Capable of being imprisoned.
    2. (law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.
      Synonym: prisonable
      an imprisonable offence

    Derived terms

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