Sentence examples for indictable from inspiring English sources

"If there are indictable offenses, then you indict," said Councilman Derrick Boazman, a Campbell ally.

Published under a new code of practice for official statistics, drawn up last year after ministers were caught massaging figures on knife crime, the report was pure, sober joy: long may the rule of the nerds continue.Charges were brought against 35% of the suspects, which is roughly in line with other indictable (that is, serious) offences, according to the Home Office.

Courts of petty sessions, or magistrate's courts, have jurisdiction over all summary offenses and certain indictable offenses at the option of the defendant.

Indictable offenses are further divided into treasons, other felonies, and misdemeanours.

His acquittal, by establishing the principle that federal judges could be removed only for indictable criminal acts, clarified the constitutional provision (Article III, section 1) that judges shall hold office during good behaviour.

The Criminal Justice Administration Act (1962) extended the power of justices of the peace to try indictable offenses summarily.

In its broadest sense, the term is synonymous with crime itself and means an indictable offense.

Agnosticism was equated with nonsectarianism; a lord chief justice in 1883 declared that Christianity was no longer the law of the land in England, with the caveat that while Huxley's reverent questioning was now legal, vulgar working-class attacks on Christian beliefs were still indictable.

Crimes in England are classified into indictable offenses (which may be tried by a jury) and summary offenses (which may be tried summarily without juries).

It emerged from the 31 forces that responded that of 16 cautions issued for this particular indictable-only offence, for just three was there any mention of a referral to the CPS.

All six are non-indictable, disorderly persons charges and each carries a maximum term of six months in jail.