Imprisonable

/ɪmˈprɪzənəbəl/

कारावास-योग्य; जेल की सज़ा योग्य

Hard #कानून #विधि #अपराध #दंड #न्यायालय #कारावास

Origin & History

Formed from imprison + -able, meaning “able to be imprisoned / liable to imprisonment.”

imprison + -able से बना शब्द, अर्थ: “जिसे कैद किया जा सके / जिसके लिए कारावास की सज़ा संभव हो।”

Definition

Describing an act or offence for which the law allows a person to be sent to prison; liable to imprisonment.

ऐसे कृत्य या अपराध का वर्णन जो कानून के अनुसार जेल की सज़ा योग्य हो; कारावास के लिए उत्तरदायी।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
In many jurisdictions, contempt of court is an imprisonable offence.
कई न्यायक्षेत्रों में, अदालत की अवमानना कारावास-योग्य अपराध है।

Usage Examples

Fraud is an imprisonable offence under national law.
The statute makes repeat violations imprisonable.
Not every breach is imprisonable; some only carry fines.
The judge explained that the charge was imprisonable, so bail conditions were strict.

Synonyms

Punishable by imprisonment Jailable Custodial Felonious Criminal

Related Forms

Noun
Imprisonment / Prison / Imprisonability
Verb
Imprison / Imprisoning / Imprisoned
Adjective
Imprisonable / Imprisoned / Imprisoning

Idioms & Phrases

Imprisonable offence
कारावास-योग्य अपराध
Imprisonable by law
कानूनन कारावास-योग्य