indictable

Adjective
Synonyms: chargeable

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Adjective (1)

  1. liable to be accused, or cause for such liability“the suspect was chargeable”“an indictable offense”Synonyms: chargeableOpposite clean-handedSimilar guilty
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·dict′a·ble adjective

Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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