"The grand jury voted to indict him on the charge of capital murder." "The candidate sought to indict gun ownership as the cause of criminal violence." "The district attorney can indict you on the evidence he already has."
The court has enough evidence to indict you for robbery. Pronounced in-dEYEt. Means to charge or accuse.
An indictment is, essentially, to be formally accused of something. An example sentence is: The indictment was absolutely humiliating for him.
The grand jury decided to indict the suspect on charges of fraud and embezzlement.
The grand jury has chosen not to indict the Defendant on the charges presented before them.
In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a criminal offense.
The word "indict" means to formally charge or accuse someone with a serious crime. Some synonyms for the word "indict" are "incriminate", "arraign", and "impeach".
In comes before indict in alphabetical order.
The first I is a short I, the second I is a long I. (The C is silent.)
Indict
Grand Juries
The opposite of indict is exonerate. When someone is exonerated, it means they are cleared of any charges or accusations.