indict

(ĭn-dīt')
tr.v., -dict·ed, -dict·ing, -dicts.

1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values.
2. Law. To make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.

[Alteration of Middle English enditen, to accuse, write a document. See indite.]

indictee in'dict·ee' (ĭn'dī-tē') n.
indicter in·dict'er or in·dict'or n.

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meaning 'to accuse formally', is pronounced in-diyt, and the same pronunciation applies to its derivatives indictable and indictment.

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verb

To make an accusation against: accuse, arraign, charge, denounce, incriminate, tax. See attack/defend, law, praise/blame.

v

Definition: accuse
Antonyms: absolve, acquit, exonerate

IN BRIEF: To charge a person of committing a crime.

If the district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. — Barry Slotnick

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• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - indict: (vb) formally charge with wrongdoing; criticize, accuse

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See words rhyming with "indicter."

Common misspelling(s) of indict

• indite

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - anklage, sætte under tiltale

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanklagen, in staat van beschuldiging stellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Jur) accuser, inculper, traduire/poursuivre en justice

Deutsch (German)
v. - anklagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (νομ.) ασκώ δίωξη, παραπέμπω, μηνύω, ενάγω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• indict for    accusare di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - indiciar

Русский (Russian)
предъявлять обвинение, провозглашать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acusar, procesar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - åtala, anklaga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起诉, 指控, 控告

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 起訴, 指控, 控告

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기소하다, 고발하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 告訴する, 告発する, 起訴する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האשים‬

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