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• Arrestable offence — is an obsolete term in English and Welsh law. It was created by the Criminal Law Act 1967 to replace felony. The original legislation was replaced and amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which itself was significantly amended to …   Wikipedia

• arrestable offence — in English criminal law an offence for which the sentence is fixed by law or for which the sentence is five years imprisonment. The significance is that any person may arrest anyone committing such an offence or anyone whom he reasonably suspects …   Law dictionary

• arrestable offence — arˌrestable ofˈfence 7 [arrestable offence] noun (law) an offence for which sb can be arrested without a ↑warrant from a judge …   Useful english dictionary

• arrestable offence — noun Law, Brit. an offence for which there is a fixed mandatory penalty or which carries a sentence of at least five years imprisonment …   English new terms dictionary

• serious arrestable offence — See arrestable offence. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

• arrestable — [[t]əre̱stəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An arrestable offence is an offence that you can be arrested for. Possession of cannabis will no longer be an arrestable offence …   English dictionary

• arrestable — adjective For which one can be arrested (taken into police custody). Playing music too loud isnt an arrestable offence …   Wiktionary

• offence */*/*/ — UK [əˈfens] / US noun Word forms offence : singular offence plural offences 1) [countable] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences criminal offence: Killing these animals is a criminal… …   English dictionary

• offence — (BrE) (AmE offense) noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, heinous, major, serious ▪ lesser, minor, petty, trivial …   Collocations dictionary

• arrestable — adj. Arrestable is used with these nouns: ↑offence …   Collocations dictionary

• arrestable — adj. 1 susceptible of arrest. 2 Law (esp. of an offence) such that the offender may be arrested without a warrant …   Useful english dictionary