indictable
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
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.
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
In many states, a crime is indictable only if the stolen goods are worth over a certain amount.
在許多州，只有當贓物價值超過一定金額時，該犯罪才屬於可起訴的。
Antonia was charged with an indictable offence after police found documents in her car.
警察在 Antonia 的車上找到文件後，她被指控犯下可起訴的罪行。
The court decided the company's actions were not indictable under current tax law.
法院認為，根據現行稅法，該公司的行為不構成可起訴的罪行。
- 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
- 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).