Able to be detained, held, or kept from proceeding; capable of being delayed.
From detain + -able suffix (capable of being). Detain comes from Latin detinere (to hold back), from de- (away) + tenere (hold).
In law, detainable refers to whether someone can legally be held without charges—it's an important word in justice systems determining who can be detained and for how long.
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