Indictable

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  • adjective. Capable of being indicted.
  • adjective. Making one liable to indictment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of being indicted; liable to indictment: as, an indictable offender.
  • That may subject one to an indictment; that may be punished by a proceeding commenced by indictment: as, an indictable offense.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Able to be indicted; chargeable.
  • adjective. Subjecting one to an indictment.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. liable to be accused, or cause for such liability
    • Word Usage
    "Yes, I know that the crimes known as felonies prior to 1967 mostly became known as indictable offences, to be tried in the Crown Court only."
    Equivalent
    guilty  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    141-143  bailable  below-average  capitall  hainous  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accusable  arraignable  at fault  blamable  blameworthy  
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