indicted

[in-dahy-tid]

adjective

1. having been charged with an offense or crime, especially legally or formally.

   New information released yesterday about the indicted former state senator underscores the need for a change in the way politics is done in the state.

noun

1. Usually the indicted a person or persons who have been formally charged with an offense or crime.

   From a legal standpoint, there is no concrete evidence against the indicted yet.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of indict.

Other Word Forms

• unindicted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of indicted¹

indict ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Those bonds lose 10% to 15% of their value because forced sellers dump them like stock in a company that just got indicted.

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Once hailed as the future of the Democratic Party, the mayor leaves the stage as the only New York mayor to be indicted while in office.

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In 2005, his former chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby was indicted on charges relating to the leaking of a CIA agent's identity to the press.

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It comes after the pair were indicted on October 2 by a US federal grand jury in Florida on charges of mail and wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, according to court documents.

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A federal grand jury in New York indicted the quintet on Tuesday, each on a single felony count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death, according to court documents filed in the U.S.

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