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- Dictionaryindictable/ɪnˈdʌɪtəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of an offence) rendering the person who commits it liable to be charged with a serious crime that warrants a trial by jury: "company law contains a total of 138 indictable offences"
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making it possible for someone to be accused officially of a crime: Robbery is an indictable offence. The prosecutor found no evidence of indictable conduct. See. indict. Fewer examples. A bias crime - one motivated by hate or prejudice - is indictable. He was indictable under several laws.
The meaning of INDICTABLE is subject to being indicted : liable to indictment. How to use indictable in a sentence.
2 meanings: criminal law 1. (of a person) liable to be indicted 2. (of a crime) that makes a person liable to be indicted.... Click for more definitions.
What does indictable mean? Indictable is an adjective used to describe a crime for which someone can be or is likely to be indicted —officially charged in a way that makes them subject to a criminal trial.
4 days ago · adjective. liable to be accused, or cause for such liability. “an indictable offense”. synonyms: chargeable. guilty. responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act.
Definition of indictable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
making it possible for someone to be accused officially of a crime: Robbery is an indictable offense. The prosecutor found no evidence of indictable conduct. See. indict. Fewer examples. A bias crime - one motivated by hate or prejudice - is indictable. He was indictable under several laws.
