Definition of indict
transitive verb
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:to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
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A grand jury is expected to indict him for murder.
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
Recent Examples of indict from the Web
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About a decade later, he was indicted again, on tax evasion and embezzlement charges.
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The brother of a leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel was indicted on drug smuggling charges Friday, a day after he was arrested at the border in Nogales, Ariz, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego said.
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He had been indicted on eight wire and securities fraud counts by federal prosecutors and could face years in federal prison after sentencing.
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Although he was never indicted, Fox News reporter James Rosen was named as a co-conspirator in an FBI affidavit in a 2011 leak probe.
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A Wauconda man temporarily living in a Bannockburn motel room was indicted on felony drug charges by a Lake County Grand Jury July 19.
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Six former Insys executives and managers were indicted on federal charges in December.
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In 1978, he was indicted by a federal grand jury for possessing 189 stolen wristwatches that had traveled from Little Rock, Ark., to Lenexa and Wichita.
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And there’s good reason to believe that if called upon to judge the question, a court might conclude, in fact, that the president can be indicted while in office.
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Origin and Etymology of indict
alteration of earlier indite, from Middle English inditen, from Anglo-French enditer to write, point out, indict — more at indite
indict Synonyms
Synonyms
charge, criminate, defame [archaic], impeach, incriminate, accuseAntonyms
absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicateRelated Words
blame, call (on), castigate, censure, condemn, criticize, damn, denounce, fault, impugn, reproach, reprobate; chide, rebuke, reprove, tax; appeal, arraign, book, cite, summon; prosecute, sue, try; frame, implicate, inculpate, inform (against), name, report; recriminate, retaliateNear Antonyms
advocate, champion, defend; excuse, forgive, justify, pardon, remit, shriveOther Legal Terms
INDICT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of indict for English Language Learners
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law : to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime
INDICT Defined for Kids
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Definition of indict for Students
indicted;
indicting
:to formally charge with an offense or crime
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indictment
\-ˈdīt-mənt\ nounLaw Dictionary
Origin and Etymology of indict
alteration of earlier indite, from Anglo-French enditer, from Old French, to write down, ultimately from Latin indicere to proclaim, from in- toward + dicere to say
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