"arrestable offence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: arrestable offences [plural]
Etymology: From arrestable + offence. First defined and introduced in English law by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|arrestable|offence}} arrestable + offence Head templates: {{en-noun}} arrestable offence (plural arrestable offences)
  1. (criminal law, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, historical in UK) A criminal offence such that the offender may be arrested without warrant. Wikipedia link: Criminal Law Act 1967, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Tags: Hong-Kong, Ireland, Singapore, historical Categories (topical): Criminal law

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