indict
verb (used with object)
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against (someone) as a means of bringing a case to trial after ascertaining that there is enough evidence.
indicts
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present tense formof indict (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In “Violent Saviors” Mr. Easterly indicts an idea he calls “the Development Right of Conquest”—quite the mouthful—which “confers the right to conquer lands on those who bring material progress to these lands.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“It’ll actually be interesting to see if a grand jury indicts these cases.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
In Georgia and in the federal system, a grand jury that indicts people cannot force the testimony of a target.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
Interview by interview, what at first appears to be a murder mystery unravels into a story of class, intrigue and small-town social mobility that ultimately indicts the entire community.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
But how can the cause of believers be said to be righteous, when justice itself, and the law, indicts the accusation against them?
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
