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单词 indictable
释义

indictable

adjective

in·​dict·​able in-ˈdī-tə-bəl How to pronounce indictable (audio)
1
: subject to being indicted : liable to indictment
2
: making one liable to indictment
an indictable offense

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 What would normally be regarded as a technical violation (there are no rules defining such things), may in his or her small world assume the proportions of an indictable offense. Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022 Brian Houston, who was charged in Sydney in August with concealing a serious indictable offense, said he had already been told to step aside from all Hillsong boards. NBC News, 1 Feb. 2022 This is the moment when my brother enters the assembling facts not only as an indictable accomplice but as the spontaneous mastermind—the El Capo—of a clay-stealing cartel consisting of himself and four ten-year-olds. John Mcphee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 Taking your shoes off an airplane should be an indictable offense. Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2021 Leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group is an indictable offence with a maximum sentence of 10 years. Paula Newton, CNN, 30 Sep. 2020 State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan reported 70 compliance issues resulting in 34 indictable offenses. Kim Jarrett, Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

indictable

adjective

in·​dict·​able in-ˈdī-tə-bəl How to pronounce indictable (audio)
: making one liable to indictment
an indictable offense

indictable

adjective

as in impeachable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • impeachable
  • punishable
  • criminal
  • chargeable
  • unlawful
  • irresponsible
  • reckless
  • guilty
  • illegal
  • foolish
  • illicit
  • sinful
  • culpable
  • disciplinable
  • amerciable
  • improper
  • illegitimate
  • wrongful
  • reprehensible
  • censurable
  • wicked
  • blameworthy
  • blamable
  • reproachable
  • bad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • blameless
  • pure
  • faultless
  • irreproachable
  • innocent
  • impeccable
  • perfect
  • flawless
  • guiltless
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