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Definition
indict verb
/ɪnˈdaɪt/ v [T] legal
If a law court or a grand jury indicts someone, it accuses them officially of a crime
UK He was indicted on drug charges at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
US Five people were indicted for making and selling counterfeit currency.
indictable
adjective
/ɪnˈdaɪ.tə.bl ̩/
/-t ̬ə-/ adj
/-t ̬ə-/ adj Robbery is an indictable offence.
(Definition of indict verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
