to indict
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8.0
- verb
- /ɪnˈdaɪt/
- Formal
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- The District of Columbia then indicted Foster on five assault and threat charges.
- indicted on charges
- refuse to indict
- grand jury indicted
So, you know, we got indicted on BKMDMA methylone.
- So, you know, we got indicted on BKMDMA methylone.
- Now, getting indicted is also a flawed process.
- Like defund DOJ, defund Jack Smith, indict Joe Biden, you know, fire with fire.
- Seven years later, AG would indict the Thing from every angle possible.
- What happens is he ends up getting himself indicted out of Hawaii.
- How is it that the feds indict in so many areas of American life?
- And no one's been indicted except for Gwen Maxwell.
- She said, if you elect me, I will indict Donald Trump.
- They will indict them and you will not be indicted.
- And, and he, he made sure that no one could be indicted other than Maxwell.
- Well, I got indicted in December of that year and no bail.
- Maybe at worst, write them a warning letter, but you don't indict them.
Examples
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Federal prosecutors would retain their absolute discretion over whether to indict and what to charge.
Academic text (2017) -
How is it that the feds indict in so many areas of American life?
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"No," he said, "and as soon as they indict you, which is tomorrow, it's going to happen anyway."
Fiction book (1999) -
In the first case, the prosecutor says, "I am going to indict you tomorrow."
Academic text (2017) -
The point is, Trump has been indicted, and tomorrow the circus is coming to town.
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One of the companies I wrote a book for had been indicted on criminal charges of price fixing.
Academic text (2008) -
One such defendant was later indicted for the same violation.
Academic text (2017) -
He was indicted for murder in the first degree while perpetrating a burglary.
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The grand jury decided to indict the suspect after reviewing the evidence presented by the prosecutor.
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After a lengthy investigation, the authorities finally chose to indict the official for embezzlement.
Synonyms
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2.7
Say that someone did something wrong or illegal
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4.2
Officially accuse someone of a crime
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9.9
To say someone is guilty of a crime
To say someone committed a crime, for example in court
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Indict comes from the Latin verb indicare, which means 'to point out' or 'to show', and it shares the same root as the common word indicate. So to indict someone is to officially 'point out' their crime — to formally accuse them.