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.
were indicting
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past progressiveof indict.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Sao Paulo state police also said in a statement on Tuesday they were indicting Trindade’s former husband, Estivens Alves, on fraud charges.
From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2019
It is as if not they were being indicted, but they were indicting society!
From The Live Corpse by Aylmer Maude
