indictable offense

indictable offense definition - legal

n

A level of crime for which a defendant must be indicted by a grand jury in order to be prosecuted (typically a felony).

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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