indictable
adjective
in·dict·able
in-ˈdī-tə-bəl 
1
: subject to being indicted : liable to indictment
2
: making one liable to indictment
an indictable offense
Examples of indictable in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Gonzalez has also been taken to task for failing to prosecute indictable offenses, including a murder case and a drug trafficking case.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
What’s more indictable: Fields’ poor statistics or the fact that the offensive coordinator called only 11 pass attempts?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
Never mind the fact that backing the party’s mercurial, irrational, and eminently indictable leader requires contorting oneself into all manner of ridiculous and humiliating poses.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
Even if the House committee reports no indictable offenses, other investigations and lawsuits involving him may well indict, convict, and/or bankrupt him.
—Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 16 June 2022
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
Gonzalez has also been taken to task for failing to prosecute indictable offenses, including a murder case and a drug trafficking case.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
What’s more indictable: Fields’ poor statistics or the fact that the offensive coordinator called only 11 pass attempts?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
Never mind the fact that backing the party’s mercurial, irrational, and eminently indictable leader requires contorting oneself into all manner of ridiculous and humiliating poses.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
Even if the House committee reports no indictable offenses, other investigations and lawsuits involving him may well indict, convict, and/or bankrupt him.
—Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 16 June 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'indictable.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to indictable
Video
Video: Why Is There a 'C' in 'Indict'?
And who put it there, anyway?
Dictionary Entries Near indictable
Cite this Entry
“Indictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indictable. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
Copy CitationLegal Definition
indictable
adjective
in·dict·able
in-ˈdī-tə-bəl
: making one liable to indictment
an indictable offense
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share