indict

[ in-dahyt ]

/ ɪnˈdaɪt /

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.

Words nearby indict

indicia, indicial, indicial equation, indicium, indicolite, indict, indictable, indiction, indictment, indie, indienne

Origin of indict

1620–30; variant spelling (< Medieval Latin) of indite

OTHER WORDS FROM indict

in·dict·ee, nounin·dict·er, in·dict·or, nounre·in·dict, verb (used with object)un·in·dict·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indict

indict indite

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Examples from the Web for indicting

The answer, sadly, is perhaps the most indicting data to come out in recent years, revealed this past week.
No Partner For Peace|Bernard Avishai|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I believe in indicting them, trying them, and convicting them.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
I am not indicting your fiancé—truly—and there may be still another way out.
The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel|Mary E. Hanshew
The government followed up the blow by indicting the agitator for sedition.
Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith

What did the chief priest of Eleusis hope to attain by indicting Aristotle?
Practical Essays|Alexander Bain
Who ever had the idea of indicting a boy for that sort of thing, anyhow?
By Advice of Counsel|Arthur Train

British Dictionary definitions for indicting

indict

/ (ɪnˈdaɪt) /

verb

(tr) to charge (a person) with crime, esp formally in writing; accuse

Derived forms of indict

indictee, nounindicter or indictor, noun

Word Origin for indict

C14: alteration of enditen to indite

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See indite

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