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[ in-dahyt ] / ɪnˈdaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indict ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder. to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him. Origin of indict1620–30; variant spelling (<Medieval Latin ) of indite OTHER WORDS FROM indictin·dict·ee, nounin·dict·er, in·dict·or, nounre·in·dict, verb (used with object)un·in·dict·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indictindict , inditeWords nearby indictindicia, indicial, indicial equation, indicium, indicolite, indict, indictable, indiction, indictment, indie, Indienne Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indictWe see a system that will indict a 20-year-old for selling crack but not a police officer for choking the life out of a citizen. Bobby Shmurda and Rap’s Ultimate Hoop Dream|Rawiya Kameir|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both were killed by police officers, but grand juries failed to indict in either case. Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST I looked in the news and watched the news last night after the grand jury decided not to indict him. Even Grade School Kids Are Protesting the Garner Killing Now|Caitlin Dickson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even though a grand jury chose not to indict the cop who killed Eric Garner, the video is damning of police. ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture|Michael Daly|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Today, a grand jury announced that it would not indict the officer, Daniel Pantaleo. First Mike Brown, Then Eric Garner: Prosecutors Can’t Be Trusted to Try Cops|Sally Kohn|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the name of all the best interests of the church, I indict one-half the sextons. Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage When no one knew what might happen to himself, why should he indict his neighbour for treason? The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson Indict and arraign apply strictly to criminal proceedings, and only an alleged criminal is indicted or arraigned. English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald And let any one who will, indict him on the charge of loving base gains, and proceed against him before the guardians of the law. The Grand Jury refused to indict them, but the number of recalcitrants has gradually diminished. The Boss and the Machine|Samuel P. Orth
British Dictionary definitions for indict
verb(tr) to charge (a person) with crime, esp formally in writing; accuse Derived forms of indictindictee, nounindicter or indictor, nounWord Origin for indictC14: alteration of enditen to indite undefined indictSee indite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indictprosecute, censure, summon, incriminate, charge, impeach, arraign, frame, tax, criminate, inculpate, finger |