单词 | criminable |
释义 | † criminableadj. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. Indictable; capable of being accused of a crime. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective] > accused or indicted > capable of being charged or indicted criminablec1500 impeachable1503 billable1579 indictable1706 prosecutable1742 c1500 Makculloch MS in G. S. Stevenson Pieces from Makculloch & Gray MSS (1918) 24 Crimyss criminabill. a1525 Bk. Chess 696 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I Richt sa twa alphinis suld thair be but fable, Ane set in blak for causis criminable. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. ii. xi. f. 17v/1 He punist theiffis..and othir criminabyll personis with sic seuerite..that the bestiall & gudis lay thairfurth but ony trubyl. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 60v Crimes criminabill. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 356 To ladne him with deceitful leisingis, criminable crymes, and tailes vntrue. 1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina iii. 343 This makes me desire, that if I be any wayes criminable, my crime may be too much service. 1673 Reflexions on Marriage 11 We shall be able to return so criminable a Charge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < |
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