indict
To accuse of wrongdoingTo accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
» Am I going to be indicted?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
a book that indicts modern values
beschuldigen
обвиня́тьobvinjátʹ, обвини́тьobvinítʹ
accuse formally of a crime
(transitive)To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
his former manager was indicted for fraud
anklagen, beschuldigen
обвиня́тьobvinjátʹ, обвини́тьobvinítʹ, осужда́тьosuždátʹ
Examples
19 sentencesAm I going to be indicted?
Tom may very well be indicted.
The grand jury indicted Tom for murder.
In the absence of sufficient proof, the police could not indict him.
ruИз-за недостаточности доказательств полиция не могла предъявить ему обвинение.
Has Tom been indicted?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English enditen, endyten (“to accuse”), from Old French enditer (“to dictate,From Middle English enditen, endyten (“to accuse”), from Old French enditer (“to dictate, indite”), from Late Latin indictāre, frequentative of Latin indicere (“to proclaim”), from in- + dicere (“to say”), or from in- + dictāre (“to say often, to dictate”). Doublet of indite.
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Forms
indicts, indicting, indicted, indictedSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle