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Recent Examples of indictable
Trump has already – and repeatedly – alleged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is, like Noriega, not the head of state of his own country and therefore indictable.
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Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
He had been convicted in January for a range of offenses including possession of a switchblade knife, being armed with a weapon with an intention to commit an indictable offense, stalking, intimidation, and damaging property, ABC reported.
—Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
He was acquitted on one charge of concealing an indictable offense.
—Angus Watson, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
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Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
He had been convicted in January for a range of offenses including possession of a switchblade knife, being armed with a weapon with an intention to commit an indictable offense, stalking, intimidation, and damaging property, ABC reported.
—Mark Baker and Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
He was acquitted on one charge of concealing an indictable offense.
—Angus Watson, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictable
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Second-degree Home Invasion is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or a $3,000 fine.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The 20 misdemeanor charges are punishable by fines between $10,000 and $20,000.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Among enhancements to training and improving mandatory reporting, the bill calls for making grooming a chargeable felony offense.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As for chargeable felonies, Hansen said that assault on police, a common crime at the anti-ICE protests that turn violent, should warrant felony-level charges under Minnesota law.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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All told, Mueller brought criminal charges against six of the president's associates, including his campaign chairman and first national security adviser.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The man accused of the attack, Lawrence Reed, had a lengthy criminal history.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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In December, Ramirez sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee requesting an investigation into Noem’s potentially impeachable offenses.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Impeachment is a serious step that should be preceded by a thorough investigation of an impeachable offense.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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This is just irresponsible madness.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Lago vehemently opposes Fernandez’s proposal, describing it as an irresponsible business decision that would put the city in financial risk and the reason why the fourth-fifth vote requirement needs to exist.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Theodore Cartner, 76, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after the Saturday evening incident.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The law must be strengthened further to ensure that, in the future, gross negligence, reckless storage of remains and even improper co-mingling of remains can be criminally charged from the onset, and carry real sentences with the potential for actual jail time.—
Vaughan Bagley,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, seeks reinstatement and a court declaration that the terminations were unlawful.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The acquisition would give Nexstar control of 228 broadcast stations reaching 80% of television households in 132 local markets and increase concentration in more than a dozen local markets by more than 10 times the amount that is presumptively unlawful under the antitrust laws.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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“Indictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictable. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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