1. able to be prosecuted or charged with a crime in a court of law
Usage: legal

Examples

• The evidence made the case prosecutable under federal law.
• Tax evasion is a prosecutable offense in most countries.
• The statute of limitations had expired, making the crime no longer prosecutable.
• Her actions were clearly prosecutable under the new regulations.
• The district attorney determined that the case was prosecutable.
• Identity theft is a prosecutable felony in this state.