Definition of indict
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman enditer, from Old French enditer, from Mediaeval Latin indictare, from Latin in- + dictare.
Verb
to indict (third-person singular simple present indicts, present participle indicting, simple past and past participle indicted)
- To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
a book that indicts modern values
- (law) To make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
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