All indictable synonyms
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I i adj indictable
- scandalous β disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- illegal β forbidden by law or statute.
- unlawful β not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.
- vicious β addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
- illegitimate β born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child.
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- illicit β not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- immoral β violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- senseless β destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- reprehensible β deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
- responsible β answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- guilty β having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- liable β legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.
- impeachable β making one subject to impeachment, as misconduct in office.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- racket β a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- wildcat β any of several North American felines of the genus Lynx. Compare lynx.
- caught β Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- culpable β If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened.
- dirty β soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- hung up β Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- iniquitous β characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.
- nefarious β extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- off base β serving as or forming a base: The walls will need a base coat and two finishing coats.
- peccant β sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
- shady β abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- smoking gun β indisputable proof or evidence of a crime.
- villainous β having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- out of line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- unrighteous β not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
- amiss β If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong.
- answerable β If you are answerable to someone, you have to report to them and explain your actions.
- at fault β If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
- blamable β that deserves blame; culpable
- blameworthy β deserving disapproval or censure
- censurable β deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- punishable β liable to or deserving punishment.
- sinful β characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- unholy β not holy; not sacred or hallowed.
- blameful β deserving blame; guilty
adjective indictable
- criminal β A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- chargeable β If something is chargeable, you have to pay a sum of money for it.
- felonious β Law. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a felony: felonious homicide; felonious intent.
- prosecutable β Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- lawless β contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.