Indict Definition
ĭn-dīt
indicted, indicts
verb
To charge (a party) by indictment.
American Heritage
To charge with the commission of a crime; esp., to make a formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence.
Webster's New World
To accuse of wrongdoing or criticize severely.
American Heritage
To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
A book that indicts modern values.
Wiktionary
Origin of Indict
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From Anglo-Norman enditer, from Old French enditer, from Medieval Latin indicto, from Latin in- + dictare.
From Wiktionary
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Alteration of Middle English enditen to accuse, write a document indite
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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