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indict Definition

in·dict (in dīt′)

transitive verb

to charge with the commission of a crime; esp., to make a formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence: usually said of the action of a grand jury

Etymology: altered (infl. by L) < ME enditen, to write down, accuse < Anglo-L indictare < LL *indictare < L in, against + dictare: see dictate

indict Related Forms

in′·dictee′ noun in·dict′er noun or in·dict′or

indict Synonyms

indict

v.

charge, face with charges, arraign; see accuse, censure. See syn. study at accuse.

indict Usage Examples

Object

  • criminal: In Bosnia, US troops have usually declined to take part in the arrest of indicted war criminals.
  • war: Let me say once again that he is a publicly indicted war criminal, he is responsible for many, many, many killings.
  • leader: The international community has isolated Austrian leader Jorg Haider due to his fascist leanings and indicted Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes.
  • person: This reflects an increasing number and proportion of accused granted bail among persons indicted into the High Court.
  • man: Federal prosecutors indict 12 men - including Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman - in the " Day of Terror " plot.
  • case: High Court lists reflect changes in the statutory time limits of cases indicted into the High Court.

Preposition: on

  • count: A wide range of charges was built up against him, and he was indicted on several counts in 1988.
  • charge: In August 2002, Sullivan was indicted on charges of securities fraud.

Subject

jury: Last week, he was indicted by a grand jury.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

criminal: Let me say once again that he is a publicly indicted war criminal, he is responsible for many, many, many killings.

Modifying Another Word

  • publicly: May 19, 1999 The United States publicly indicts Mohamed in the African embassy bombings.
  • also: A small paragraph will tell them that the court also indicted bad journalists.
  • not: Craig Dean was not indicted in the whiskey investment fraud.
  • formally: The chairman, Chung Mong Koo, 68, was formally indicted Tuesday.

Preposition: for

  • treason: In England, our friend remarks, a prisoner indicted for treason is practically forced to go through a legal routine of defense.
  • murder: At the previous Spring Assizes of the County a woman indicted for the murder of two illegitimate children was.. ... ... ... .
  • crime: Was he * not * getting indicted for war crimes perhaps?
  • fraud: No one argues that Jobs, Disney or Apple fall in the same category as companies whose executives have been indicted for fraud.
  • conspiracy: They were indicted for conspiracy and spent a year in jail.

Preposition: by

jury: Last week, he was indicted by a grand jury.