indictable

adjective

in·​dict·​able in-ˈdī-tə-bəl 

1

: subject to being indicted : liable to indictment

The higher nobility … were not indictable by grand juries.

—Norman F. Cantor

2

: making one liable to indictment

an indictable offense

Examples of indictable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was charged with abduction, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail, according to the outlets. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

They were detained on suspicion of sedition under the 2024 national security law and of dealing with assets known or believed to represent proceeds of indictable offense under a separate law. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Yet all the evidence amounted to little in the way of serious indictable crimes. — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Chaudhary is charged with theft, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime, and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. — Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for indictable

• predictable
• unpredictable

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Legal Definition

indictable

adjective

in·​dict·​able in-ˈdī-tə-bəl 

: making one liable to indictment

an indictable offense