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indictable

[in-dahy-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈdaɪ tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
criminal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corrupt deplorable illegal illegitimate illicit scandalous senseless unlawful vicious
STRONG
bent heavy racket wildcat wrong
WEAK
caught crooked culpable dirty hung up iniquitous nefarious off base out of line peccant shady smoking gun unrighteous villainous wicked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
authorized blessed ethical good kind lawful legal legitimate moral noble proper pure right uncorrupt
WEAK
correct righteous
ADJECTIVE
culpable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
guilty impeachable liable reprehensible responsible
WEAK
amiss answerable at fault blamable blameful blameworthy caught caught in the act caught red-handed censurable demeritorious dirty found wanting hung up in the wrong off base out of line punishable sinful smoking gun to blame unholy wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
immune irresponsible
WEAK
blameless inculpable innocent not guilty right

Example Sentences

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Under English and Welsh law, a citizen's arrest can only be used for an "indictable" offence - a serious crime tried at the Crown Court.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

But Whitaker appeared to adopt the state’s arguments that the new act actually creates stronger defenses for discretion than an older section of state law, which requires a district attorney “to prosecute all indictable offenses.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

“Can say as a prosecutor this would be an indictable case etc.”

From Reuters • May 22, 2023

Wearing military garb after you've left the service isn't indictable, neither is using military slang, and neither is singlemindedness to the point of being blind to what you're really doing.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

We are not subjects of your Government, and, therefore, not indictable under your laws against slave trading.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.