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Indicted

To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.

📖 Definitions of "Indicted"

verb

1
To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
"a book that indicts modern values"
2
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"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Indicted"

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Word	Definition
accusationnoun	The act of accusing.
accuseverb	(transitive, law, followed by "of") To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
accusednoun	(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
accusesverb	(transitive, law, followed by "of") To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
accusingnoun	Accusation.
acknowledgementnoun	(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment. [The act of acknowledging]
alleged	Asserted but not proved.
arraignedverb	(with on, (archaic) for) To officially charge someone in a court of law.
blamed	euphemism of damned (intensifier)
broughtverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
chargeverb	To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
chargedverb	Having electricity.
chargesnoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
condemnverb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
condemnationnoun	The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
condemnednoun	Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
condemningnoun	condemnation
convictedverb	a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.
defendantnoun	(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
defendantsnoun	(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.