indictable offense

A crime that can be prosecuted only by indictment.

• In federal court, such an offense is one punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than one year or at hard labor. Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(a). See INDICTMENT. [Cases: Indictment and Information 3. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations § 6.]


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