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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

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