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to indict

to indict

237 8.0
To officially accuse someone of a serious crime in court
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdaɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : imputar
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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?

  • "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.

  • 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.

  • The grand jury decided to indict the suspect after reviewing the evidence presented by the prosecutor.

  • After a lengthy investigation, the authorities finally chose to indict the official for embezzlement.

Synonyms

to accuse
vsto indict
2.7

Say that someone did something wrong or illegal

is a formal legal procedure for serious crimes decided by juries or authorities
to charge
vsto indict
  • Formal
933 4.2

Officially accuse someone of a crime

is used when an allegation follows a jury or prosecuting authority for serious crimes
to inculpate
vsto indict
  • Formal
1 9.9

To say someone is guilty of a crime

is the formal allegation process used by juries or prosecutors in serious offences
to criminate
vsto indict
  • Archaic
9.9

To say someone committed a crime, for example in court

is reserved for allegations decided by a jury or formal legal authority in serious cases

Antonyms

to exonerate
  • Formal
129 8.2

To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

How Official

to convict
  • Formal
921 4.0
to indict
  • Formal
237 8.0
to charge
  • Formal
933 4.2
to accuse
2.7

Surface Forms

indict infinitive
indicted past
indicted past participle
indicting present participle
indicts third person singular

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.