Foundational Concept

Indictable Offence

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In many common law jurisdictions, an indictable offence is 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. The cited article names England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore among the jurisdictions, says a similar concept in the United States is known as a felony, which for federal crimes also requires an indictment, and says that in Scotland the procurator fiscal will commence solemn proceedings for serious crimes to be prosecuted on indictment before a jury. Offenses recorded in the atlas as serious or indictable are grouped under this concept.

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Indictable Offence

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In many common law jurisdictions (e.g., England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore), an indictable offence is 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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an indictable offence is 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).