"jailable" meaning in English

See jailable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From jail + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jail|able}} jail + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} jailable (not comparable)
  1. (of an offence) For which one may be jailed. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: gaolable [rare]

Inflected forms

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