indictable

[in-dahy-tuh-buhl]

in·dict·a·ble

[in-dahy-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
liable to being indicted, as a person.
2.
making a person liable to indictment, as an offense.

Origin:
1700–10; indict + -able

in·dict·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·dict·a·bly, adverb
non·in·dict·a·ble, adjective
un·in·dict·a·ble, adjective
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indictable (ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl)
 
adj
1.  (of a person) liable to be indicted
2.  (of a crime) that makes a person liable to be indicted
 
indictably
 
adv

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