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indictable_offence

indictable offence

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Noun

indictable offence (plural indictable offences)

  1. (law, Britain, Canada, Australia) An offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury, in contrast to a summary offence.

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