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indict
 
SYLLABICATION:in·dict
PRONUNCIATION:  n-dt
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: in·dict·ed, in·dict·ing, in·dicts
1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values. 2. Law To make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
ETYMOLOGY:Alteration of Middle English enditen, to accuse, write a document. See indite.
OTHER FORMS:indict·ee (nd-t) —NOUN
in·dicter, in·dictorNOUN
 
 
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