INDICT


Meaning of INDICT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈdīt ]

transitive verb

Etymology: alteration of earlier indite, from Middle English inditen, from Anglo-French enditer to write, point out, indict — more at indite

Date: circa 1626

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 -ˈdī-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.