Policeable
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 That can be policed.
"This kind of theory would suggest that 'the state' is actually the hostage of popular agency, that it can afford to criminalize only that which is policeable; and that only unpopular illegalities are policeable."
Example
More examples"This kind of theory would suggest that 'the state' is actually the hostage of popular agency, that it can afford to criminalize only that which is policeable; and that only unpopular illegalities are policeable."
Etymology
From police + -able.
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