Meaning & use
indict
To formally charge someone with a serious crime, usually after a legal process such as a grand jury review.
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The grand jury voted to indict the former executive on charges of fraud.
Prosecutors indicted three suspects following months of financial investigation.
A note on using this word
Indict is pronounced without the "c" sound, roughly "in-DYTE," and refers to a formal criminal charge rather than a general accusation.
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