indictable

[in-dahy-tuh-buh l]

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adjective

liable to being indicted, as a person.

making a person liable to indictment, as an offense.

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Origin of indictable

First recorded in 1700–10; indict + -able

Related formsin·dict·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·dict·a·bly, adverbnon·in·dict·a·ble, adjectiveun·in·dict·a·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for indictable

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|DAILY BEAST
In 1856 the number of young persons committed for indictable offences was 14,000.
Social Transformations of the Victorian Age|T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott
It is not an indictable offence to have no luggage, but if a referendum were taken from railway-porters, it would be.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
A cruel and unreasonable battery' on a slave by the master or hirer is not indictable.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863|Various

These courts can try any indictable offence presented by a grand jury for the district in which they sit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
We thus have five deaths and five attempts in Rennes, all of which could be indictable.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

British Dictionary definitions for indictable

indictable

adjective criminal law

(of a person) liable to be indicted

(of a crime) that makes a person liable to be indicted

Derived Formsindictably, adverb

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indictable

adjective

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Examples from the Web for indictable

indictable

adjective criminal law