arrestable offense
Definition
Criminal act for which there is a fixed mandatory sentence, or an act which carries a minimum sentence (commonly of five years' imprisonment). No arrest warrant is required to arrest a person who is accused or suspected of, or is about to commit, an arrestable offense.
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arrestable offense is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
arrestable offense appears in the definition of the following term: arrest
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