An indictable offence is a crime serious enough that a person can be indicted for it — formally charged and usually tried in a higher court, not only handled as a small local matter.

An indictable offence isindictable offence是指 a crime serious enough嚴重到 that a person can be indicted for it可以被indict（正式起訴）的罪行 — formally charged正式被起訴 and usually tried in a higher court通常會在較高層級的法院受審, not only handled as a small local matter而不是只當作地方小事處理。

The word is especially at home in British and Commonwealth law, where offences are often sorted into summary (less serious, dealt with quickly) and indictable (more serious). In everyday US news you are more likely to hear felony, though US law still uses indict.

The word is especially at home這個字特別常見 in British and Commonwealth law於英國和大英國協的法律體系, where offences are often sorted into那裡的罪行常被分成 summary (less serious, dealt with quickly)summary（較輕、快速處理） and indictable (more serious)和indictable（較重）。In everyday US news在美國日常新聞裡 you are more likely to hear你比較會聽到 felony felony, though US law still uses indict不過美國法律仍然會用indict這個字。

Like indict, the c is silent: in-DITE-uh-bul. It is a lawyer’s and news-report word. The adjective almost always sits on the offence, the crime — not on the person.

Like indict就像indict一樣, the c is silentc不發音: in-DITE-uh-bul唸作in-DITE-uh-bul。It is a lawyer's and news-report word這是律師和新聞報導會用的字。The adjective almost always sits on the offence, the crime這個形容詞幾乎都放在offence（罪行）上 — not on the person不是放在人身上。