indictable
/ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl/
adjective
- Describing a crime for which someone can be formally accused and brought to trial.
- He was charged with an indictable misdemeanor.
- The lawyer explained which crimes are indictable under federal law.
- Murder is an indictable offense in most countries.
- Describing a person who can be formally accused of a crime.
- Anyone over the age of 16 is indictable for serious crimes.
- The court determined that the official was indictable for corruption.
- The suspect was found to be indictable based on the evidence.
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