👉 In the context of criminal law, an "unprisonable" is a person who has committed a crime but who has been sentenced to serve time in prison. This can refer to both legal and illegal sentences. Legal Unprisonable: A legal unprisonable is someone who commits a crime but does not receive any punishment for it, such as being arrested, charged with a crime, or convicted of a crime. Examples include people who commit petty thefts, fraud, or other