imprisonable offence

Frequency: 2.50.1 per million words

Used to describe a crime serious enough to be punished by time in prison.

imprisonableADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

offence

Examples (10)

  • Committing such a serious act is an imprisonable offence in this country.
  • The judge warned that repeat offenders would face an imprisonable offence.
  • Driving under the influence is considered an imprisonable offence here.
  • He was charged with an imprisonable offence carrying a maximum sentence of five years.
  • Any act of fraud exceeding a certain amount is categorized as an imprisonable offence.
  • The new law makes discrimination an imprisonable offence.
  • The prosecution argued that the crime was an imprisonable offence requiring custodial sentencing.
  • Spreading malicious rumors that cause significant harm can be an imprisonable offence.
  • She was unaware that her actions constituted an imprisonable offence.
  • Engaging in insider trading is a serious imprisonable offence.