imprisonable
adjective uk/ɪmˈprɪz.ən.ə.bəl/ us/ɪmˈprɪz.ən.ə.bəl/
有理由关押的
If something is imprisonable, it can be a reason to put someone in prison.
Driving while under the influence of alcohol is an imprisonable offence. 酒驾是可以判监的罪行。
These youths made the choice to commit imprisonable crimes. 这些年轻人犯了可判监的罪行,这是他们咎由自取。
See: imprison
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- It is a serious charge, but not an imprisonable one.
- He was not convicted of an imprisonable misdemeanour.
- Prosecutors identified 13 imprisonable charges against him, including bribery and abuse of power.