indictable
adjective/ɪnˈdaɪtəbl/
/ɪnˈdaɪtəbl/
(law)- (of a crime) for which you can be charged as a serious crime that needs a trial by jury
- an indictable offence
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- (of a person) able to be charged with a crime
- Many more indictable offenders are tried in magistrates courts.
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