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indict
indictcharge with an offense; criticize: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him.
Not to be confused with:indite – compose or write, as a poem: She will indite an ode to the sunset.in·dict I0105200 (ĭn-dīt′)tr.v. in·dict·ed, in·dict·ing, in·dicts 1. Law To charge (a party) by indictment.2. To accuse of wrongdoing or criticize severely: "[He] managed to indict the country's smug, liberal establishment whose lip service throttled the struggle for civil rights" (Bob Spitz).
[Alteration of Middle English enditen, to accuse, write a document; see indite.]
in′dict·ee′ (ĭn′dī-tē′) n.in·dict′er, in·dict′or n.indict (ɪnˈdaɪt) vb (Law) (tr) criminal law to charge (a person) with crime, esp formally in writing; accuse[C14: alteration of enditen to indite] ˌindictˈee n inˈdicter, inˈdictor nUsage: See at inditein•dict (ɪnˈdaɪt)
v.t. 1. to charge with a crime. 2. to accuse of wrongdoing. [1620–30; variant sp. (< Medieval Latin) of indite] in•dict•ee′, n. in•dict′er, in•dict′or, n. indict
Past participle: indicted
Gerund: indicting
| Present |
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| I indict | | you indict | | he/she/it indicts | | we indict | | you indict | | they indict |
| Preterite |
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| I indicted | | you indicted | | he/she/it indicted | | we indicted | | you indicted | | they indicted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am indicting | | you are indicting | | he/she/it is indicting | | we are indicting | | you are indicting | | they are indicting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have indicted | | you have indicted | | he/she/it has indicted | | we have indicted | | you have indicted | | they have indicted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was indicting | | you were indicting | | he/she/it was indicting | | we were indicting | | you were indicting | | they were indicting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had indicted | | you had indicted | | he/she/it had indicted | | we had indicted | | you had indicted | | they had indicted |
| Future |
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| I will indict | | you will indict | | he/she/it will indict | | we will indict | | you will indict | | they will indict |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have indicted | | you will have indicted | | he/she/it will have indicted | | we will have indicted | | you will have indicted | | they will have indicted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be indicting | | you will be indicting | | he/she/it will be indicting | | we will be indicting | | you will be indicting | | they will be indicting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been indicting | | you have been indicting | | he/she/it has been indicting | | we have been indicting | | you have been indicting | | they have been indicting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been indicting | | you will have been indicting | | he/she/it will have been indicting | | we will have been indicting | | you will have been indicting | | they will have been indicting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been indicting | | you had been indicting | | he/she/it had been indicting | | we had been indicting | | you had been indicting | | they had been indicting |
| Conditional |
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| I would indict | | you would indict | | he/she/it would indict | | we would indict | | you would indict | | they would indict |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have indicted | | you would have indicted | | he/she/it would have indicted | | we would have indicted | | you would have indicted | | they would have indicted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | indict - accuse formally of a crimeaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" |
indictverb charge, accuse, prosecute, summon, impeach, arraign, serve with a summons He was later indicted on corruption charges.indictverbTo make an accusation against:accuse, arraign, charge, denounce, incriminate, tax.Translationsanklagenbeschuldigenaccuserinculperincriminareaccusareimputareindict
indict for (something)To accuse someone, often formally, of having committed a particular crime or misdeed. A noun or pronoun can be used between "indict" and "for." The grand jury to indicted the suspect for murder. If anyone finds out about this scheme, you'll be indicted for fraud!See also: indictindict someone for something[for a legal body] to arraign someone for a crime or name someone formally as the one accused of a crime. The grand jury indicted her for murder. Then they indicted Max for grand larceny.See also: indictLegalSeeIndictedindict
Synonyms for indictverb chargeSynonyms- charge
- accuse
- prosecute
- summon
- impeach
- arraign
- serve with a summons
Synonyms for indictverb to make an accusation againstSynonyms- accuse
- arraign
- charge
- denounce
- incriminate
- tax
Words related to indictverb accuse formally of a crimeRelated Words |