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What does indictable mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word indictable? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Able to be indicted; chargeable.
  2. Subjecting one to an indictment.
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Thus, if the jury acquit the accused of the more serious indictable offence, they may still convict of the summary offence.
He points out that serious crime, indictable offences, fell by 21 per cent, from 102,484 offences to 81,274 offence in the five-year period.
That means in relation to rape, which would be an indictable offence, no guarantee of jury trial.
They've got power to arrest people, this is without warrant, who they believe on reasonable grounds have committed serious indictable offences.
The Part II suspect regime allows for blood samples to be obtained from those suspected of committing an indictable offence.
A public nuisance is a crime indictable at common law and restrainable by injunction at the suit of the Attorney-General.

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