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indict
to formally accuse someone of a crime
Synonyms
- charge
- accuse
- incriminate
Antonyms
- acquit
- exonerate
- absolve
indict in a sentence
Federal prosecutors moved to indict the officials for accepting bribes.
New financial records led the grand jury to indict the mayor.
Where it comes from
From Anglo-French enditer, meaning 'to accuse formally.'
Memory hook
An indictment puts an accusation IN writing, though indict sounds like 'in-DITE.'
Read it in context
- The Valley Remembers Nature