indicts; indicted; indicting
chiefly US, law
: to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime
A grand jury is expected to indict him for murder.
—often used as (be) indictedShe was arraigned in front of a judge and then indicted by a grand jury three weeks later.
He has been indicted by the grand jury on murder charges.
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/indict. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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