indict

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in·dict | \ in-ˈdīt

indicted; indicting; indicts

Definition of indict

transitive verb

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

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Examples of indict in a Sentence

A grand jury is expected to indict him for murder. the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement

Recent Examples on the Web The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson is a case in point: A grand jury declined to indict the officer involved, Darren Wilson. — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, "Chauvin convicted: Why this big trial broke from pattern," 21 Apr. 2021 In March, a Denton County grand jury declined to indict the officer who shot Tarver. — Tom Steele, Dallas News, "FBI to review fatal shooting of UNT student Darius Tarver by Denton police," 19 Apr. 2021 She was arrested on a charge of injury to an elderly person, but a Harris County grand jury declined to indict the 41-year-old woman in October. — Tom Steele, Dallas News, "Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst arrested on domestic-violence charge in Dallas," 14 Apr. 2021 At around the same time in Minneapolis, protests rocked the city following an all-white grand jury’s decision not to indict a white officer, Dan May, who fatally shot a Black teenager in the back. — New York Times, "First Challenge in George Floyd Murder Trial: Finding an Impartial Jury," 7 Mar. 2021 Barker said that includes a protest following a grand jury's decision to not indict the officer who fatally shot Dreasjon Reed. — Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, "'Highly upsetting': Report says IMPD was unprepared in George Floyd, Dreasjon Reed protests," 26 Feb. 2021 That was the first night of demonstrations over a grand jury's decision to indict only one of the three officers to fire their weapons at Breonna Taylor's apartment. — Darcy Costello, USA TODAY, "Man accused of shooting two police officers at Breonna Taylor protest indicted by grand jury," 17 Nov. 2020 That was the first night of demonstrations over a grand jury's decision to indict only one of the three officers to fire their weapons at Breonna Taylor's apartment. — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, "Man accused of shooting two LMPD officers indicted by grand jury on 35 counts," 16 Nov. 2020 The jurors then voted to indict the two men in both cases. — Washington Post, "Ballistics work at D.C.’s crime lab criticized by forensic experts," 26 Mar. 2021

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