indictable

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Recent Examples of indictable 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 But the ethical standard for federal judges is (thankfully) not everything short of indictable corruption. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for indictable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictable
Adjective
  • Failure to comply with either city ordinance requiring snow to be removed from sidewalks and icy sidewalks to be made safe is punishable by a fine of no more than $25.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The violation of licensing requirements and conspiracy to commit violation of licensing requirements offenses are punishable by up to five years in prison.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The state statute says defendants are chargeable if a death occurs, regardless of intent to kill, during the commission of a felony-level crime.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But since this may be a one-time-only experience, booking a few chargeable experiences is well worth the price tag.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The sheriff said investigators are not ruling out foul play and noted that the circumstances were serious enough to involve the department’s criminal investigation unit.
    Bradford Betz , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The findings do not determine civil or criminal responsibility.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Impeachment is a serious step that should be preceded by a thorough investigation of an impeachable offense.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Progressive Democrats revolted over the prospect of blessing any additional funding for immigration enforcement agencies, particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while conservative Republicans demanded unrelated policy concessions or rejected the bill outright as fiscally irresponsible.
    Nik Popli, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
  • While Shaban and Hatixhe make a modest but solid living, with his mother Nana (Kumrije Hoxa) carefully managing the household income, Shaban’s irresponsible, work-shy younger brother Liridon (Tristan Halilaj) is in desperate need of cash.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Later that month, a reckless driver trying to flee police hit and killed a 28-year-old man.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Oceanside City Council recently revised their e-bike ordinance to allow law enforcement to confiscate e-bikes from reckless riders.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The unlawful taking of items from a machine or device that is operated or activated by the use of coins.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Mississippi officials have argued that the state law is not preempted, while the RNC has urged the high court to strike down the Magnolia State’s law, along with similar ones in other states, as unlawful.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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