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verb
- 1. formally accuse of or charge with a crime: North American "his former manager was indicted for fraud"
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Jun 24, 2011 · INDICT definition: 1. If a law court or a grand jury indicts someone, it accuses them officially of a crime: 2. If a…. Learn more.
1. : to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law. 2. : to charge with a fault or offense : criticize, accuse. indicter noun. or indictor. in-ˈdī-tər. Synonyms. accuse. charge. criminate. defame [ archaic] impeach. incriminate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Indict definition: (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against (someone) as a means of bringing a case to trial after ascertaining that there is enough evidence. See examples of INDICT used in a sentence.
If you accuse someone of committing an offense, you indict them. A book that indicts the entire education system might lay out all the reasons that schools are failing kids. In a legal sense, the verb indict means to bring formal charges against someone, especially in a court of law, as in a federal grand jury.
to accuse someone of something. accuse He was accused of statutory rape. make an accusation against She was arrested for making false accusations against her former employer. level an accusation against Ferguson was furious at the accusations leveled against his player. level a charge against She denied all the charges leveled against her.
Define indict. indict synonyms, indict pronunciation, indict translation, English dictionary definition of indict. charge with an offense; criticize: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him.
indict in American English. (ɪnˈdait) transitive verb. 1. (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial. The grand jury indicted him for murder. 2. to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize.
Definition of indict verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INDICTMENT definition: 1. something that shows a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong: 2. a statement that…. Learn more.
Indict Definition. To charge (a party) by indictment. To charge with the commission of a crime; esp., to make a formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence. To accuse of wrongdoing or criticize severely. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge. A book that indicts modern values.
