indictable

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for indictable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictable
Adjective
  • The wire fraud charges, FOX 2 Now added, are punishable by up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Two counts of insurance fraud, second-degree felonies, each carry a 1-15 year sentence, and a third-degree felony forgery charge is punishable by 0-5 years in prison.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Seeking help can mean inviting the state into one’s home in ways that may bring new harms, including the removal of children or criminalization of a partner whose behavior has not yet risen to the level of a chargeable offense.
    Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
  • Many are chargeable for cordless operation or, in the case of our favorite travel fan, can even function as chargers themselves.
    Kat Merck, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • When continuity of care breaks down, the consequences eventually reappear inside emergency rooms, homeless shelters and criminal justice systems.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • The erosion of due process when AI mediates government decisions in welfare, immigration, and the criminal justice system.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Adjective
  • And there was explicit conversation among founders about how violations of the Emoluments Clause constitute impeachable offenses.
    Nik Popli, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Trump’s threats, Murphy said Tuesday morning, constitute the promise of war crimes, are an impeachable offense and violate human morality.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In another gun rights case, the justices may loosen a federal law aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous or irresponsible people.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • Why should law-abiding citizens have to pay for the irresponsible actions of others?
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • He was charged with seven counts, including first-degree reckless endangering safety and two counts of eluding an officer.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • The spiral of menace is breathtaking as Gary continues to dig them in deeper with his misplaced confidence and reckless moves, and a bone-chilling warning left in the dead of night forces Irwin to bring Hester up to date.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • As a result of the operation, 22 were arrested on charges that included affray, possession of narcotics, resisting without violence, and unlawful possession of a weapon.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • Kelly was indicted on one count each of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and unlawful imprisonment and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.
    James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
  • 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 May. 2026.

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