indictable

• Se dit d'une infraction pénale suffisamment grave pour donner lieu à une mise en accusation formelle et à un procès devant une cour criminelle, ou d'une personne pouvant être poursuivie de cette manière.

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.

   passible de poursuites criminelles

   • 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.

   Synonymeschargeable