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indictable

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in·dict·a·ble  (n-dt-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of being indicted: Evidence suggested that the official was indictable for the crime.
2. Making one liable to indictment: an indictable offense.

indictable [ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl]
adj Criminal law
1. (Law) (of a person) liable to be indicted
2. (Law) (of a crime) that makes a person liable to be indicted
indictably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indictable - liable to be accused, or cause for such liability; "the suspect was chargeable"; "an indictable offense"
guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
Translations
indictable [ɪnˈdaɪtəbl] ADJ indictable offencedelito m procesable
indictable [ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl] adj [person] → passible de poursuites
indictable offence → délit m tombant sous le coup de la loi
indictable
adj offencestrafbar; personstrafrechtlich verfolgbar
indictable [ɪnˈdaɪtəbl] adj (Law) indictable offencereato perseguibile a norma di legge
indictable [ɪnˈdaɪtəbl] adj (Law) indictable offencereato perseguibile a norma di legge


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I don't wish to hold out any threats, sir--indeed the law does not allow of threats, for to threaten is an indictable offence--but if ever you do that again, take care you're not sat upon by the coroner and buried in a cross road before you wake.
 
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