indictable

• Describe un delito penal lo bastante grave como para ser sometido a acusación formal y juicio mediante un acta de acusación; también se aplica a la persona o cosa que puede ser objeto de dicha acusación.

Describes a criminal offense that is serious enough to be formally charged and tried by indictment.

1. Liable to be accusedC1formallegal

   Describes an offense or a person that is serious enough to be formally charged with a crime, typically requiring a trial by jury.

   procesable

   • Theft of that magnitude is an indictable offense.
   • He was charged with an indictable crime and will face a jury.
   • The lawyer argued that the actions were not indictable under current law.

   Sinónimoschargeable