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Definition of indictable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

indictable

adjective
 
/ɪnˈdaɪtəbl/
 
/ɪnˈdaɪtəbl/
(law)
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  1. (of a crime) for which you can be charged as a serious crime that needs a trial by jury
    • an indictable offence
  2. (of a person) able to be charged with a crime
    • Many more indictable offenders are tried in magistrates courts.
See indictable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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