indictable

IPA/ɪnˈdaɪtəbl/
IPA/ɪnˈdaɪtəbl/

indictable — 形容詞

  • indictablepositive
  • more indictablecomparative
  • most indictablesuperlative

1. If a crime is described as indictable, it is serious enough that the person who

1.形容詞C2
釋義

可起訴的

犯行嚴重到可被正式刑事起訴的

If a crime is described as indictable, it is serious enough that the person who did it can be formally accused and required to go before a court. The word can also describe a person who is accused in this way.

例句

An indictable offence usually involves serious harm and is tried before a judge and jury.

可起訴的犯罪通常涉及嚴重傷害，並由法官和陪審團審理。

collocation: indictable offence

Mark learned that helping to plan a bank robbery is an indictable act in most countries.

Mark 了解到，協助策劃銀行搶劫在多數國家也是一項可起訴的行為。

indictable + act / crime / offence

常見搭配
  • indictable offence
  • indictable crime
  • indictable act
  • indictable under [law / statute]
  • deem indictable
  • consider indictable
  • treated as indictable
同義詞
  • prosecutable

    more general; refers to any offence that can be taken to court, not only serious ones

  • chargeable

    less formal; used for any crime that a person can be officially accused of

  • triable

    refers specifically to cases that can be heard in a court; more common in UK legal writing

反義詞
  • summary

    used in UK law for minor offences tried without a jury (summary offence)

  • non-indictable

    direct opposite; used in US legal contexts

文法句型

indictable + noun (offence / crime / act)

be / become / considered + indictable

用法筆記

A legal term used in both British and American law. In the UK, an indictable offence is a serious crime that must be tried by a jury in the Crown Court. In the US, it refers to an offence serious enough to be brought before a grand jury for indictment. The opposite term is 'summary offence' (UK) or 'petty offence' (US).

常見錯誤

He was found indictable of theft.
He was found guilty of theft.
'indictable' describes the crime or the possibility of being charged, not the verdict of guilt.
She was indictable for stealing a candy bar.
She was charged with theft.
'indictable' is normally used for serious crimes, not very minor offences.

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