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• past participle of indict.
• past tense form of indict.

indicted

American  

[in-dahy-tid] / ɪnˈdaɪ tɪd /

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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of indicted

indict ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Appeared in the October 17, 2025, print edition as 'Smartmatic Indicted Over Alleged Bribes'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Indicted alongside him on related charges are his personal aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

Indicted by a U.S. grand jury on five counts of income tax evasion, which had been flagged to the IRS during the lawsuit, Candido fled first to Italy in 1969, then to South America.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Indicted trainer Jason Servis, whose horse Maximum Security finished first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was disqualified for interference, trained a stable that won more than $11 million that year.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021

The solemn bore, who holds that speech Was given us to prose and preach, And not for lighter usance, Straight should be sent to Coventry; Or omnium concensu, be Indicted as a nuisance.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 by Various