indictably

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English

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Etymology

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From indictable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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indictably (not comparable)

  1. (law) Subject to indictment.
    • 2003, The Abridgement of New Zealand Case Law, number 5, page 358:
      Counsel for the accused opposed the application submitting that such an application could be made only where a defendant had either been proceeded against summarily and elected trial by jury, or where proceedings had been laid indictably and a defendant had been committed for trial.