indict

One entry found for indict.

Main Entry: in·dict
Pronunciation: in-'dIt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: alteration of earlier indite, from Middle English inditen, from Anglo-French enditer to write, point out, indict -- more at INDITE
1 : to charge with a fault or offense : CRITICIZE, ACCUSE
2 : to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (as a grand jury) in due form of law
- in·dict·er or in·dict·or /-'dI-t&r/ noun