policeableadj.
/pᵿˈliːsəbl/, /ˈpliːsəbl/, U.S. /pəˈlisəb(ə)l/ That can be policed.
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society > law > law enforcement > [adjective] > furnished with police > able to be
policeable1926
1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 443/1 Police, vb., makes -ceable.
1947 Amer. Econ. Rev. 37 640 The two main principles which the charter applies to state trading constitute neither clear nor easily policeable obligations.
1976 Listener 23 Dec. 802/2 When those frontiers sucked forces too far inland for their logistical support, disasters like Kabul or Majuba compelled London to fall back on more policeable limits.
2004 Africa News (Nexis) 10 June A practice everyone assumed had been dealt with is resurfacing with more resolution and sophistication in a town as small and policeable as Owerri.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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