indictable

UK: /ɪnˈdaɪtəb^əl/ US: (in dī′tə bəl)

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in•dict•a•ble  (in dī′tə bəl), adj. 

1. Law liable to being indicted, as a person.
2. Law making a person liable to indictment, as an offense.

• indict + -able 1700–10

in•dict′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
in•dict′a•bly, adv. 

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indictable / ɪnˈdaɪtəb^əl/ adjective

1. (of a person) liable to be indicted
2. (of a crime) that makes a person liable to be indicted

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in•dict /ɪnˈdaɪt/   v. [~ + object]

1. Law to charge with a crime:
   indicted him for rape.
2. Law to accuse of wrongdoing, etc.:
   indicted the administration as being unsympathetic to the needs of the cities.

in•dict•a•ble, adj. See -dict-.

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in•dict  (in dīt′), v.t. 

1. Law (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
   The grand jury indicted him for murder.
2. Law to charge with an offense or crime;
   accuse of wrongdoing;
   castigate;
   criticize:
   He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him.

• Medieval Latin) of indite
• variant spelling, spelled (1620–30

in•dict•ee′, n. 
in•dict′er, in•dict′or, n.