indictable
liable to being indicted, as a person.
making a person liable to indictment, as an offense.
Origin of indictable
1Other words from indictable
- in·dict·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- in·dict·a·bly, adverb
- non·in·dict·a·ble, adjective
- un·in·dict·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby indictable
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How to use indictable in a sentence
If true, this would make him an indictable accomplice to the continuing state killings.
The Case for Prosecuting Libya's Muammar Gaddafi | Geoffrey Robertson | March 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe German university had seemed a failure, but the German high school was something very near an indictable nuisance.
The Education of Henry Adams | Henry AdamsProvoking a man to send a challenge is also an indictable offence.
The Modern Pistol and How to Shoot It | Walter WinansWe thus have five deaths and five attempts in Rennes, all of which could be indictable.
She Stands Accused | Victor MacClureVulgar comments made in public upon works of art are now an indictable offence.
The Harlequinade | Dion Clayton Calthrop
All criminal suits for indictable offenses were to be dropped, but civil suits were to take their course.
Albert Gallatin | John Austin Stevens
British Dictionary definitions for indictable
/ (ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl) /
(of a person) liable to be indicted
(of a crime) that makes a person liable to be indicted
Derived forms of indictable
- indictably, adverb
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