indictable

adjective

in·​dict·​able in-ˈdī-tə-bəl How to pronounce indictable (audio)
1
: subject to being indicted : liable to indictment
2
: making one liable to indictment
an indictable offense

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During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against. Ken Hughes, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024 Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000. Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 He had been convicted in January for a range of offenses including possession of a switchblade knife, being armed with a weapon with an intention to commit an indictable offense, stalking, intimidation, and damaging property, ABC reported. Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024 He was acquitted on one charge of concealing an indictable offense. Angus Watson, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for indictable 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of indictable was circa 1706

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“Indictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indictable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

indictable

adjective
in·​dict·​able in-ˈdī-tə-bəl How to pronounce indictable (audio)
: making one liable to indictment
an indictable offense

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