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.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Then there's the unspoken risk: if dozens of innocents turn up, the D.A. will have indicted his shop.
From Time Magazine Archive
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