indict

ɪnˈdaɪt

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Definition of indict - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

legal accusation

formally accuse of a serious crime

The grand jury decided to indict the official for corruption..

charge

prosecute

strong criticism

Rare

criticize someone or something strongly

Rare

The report will indict the policy for failing to address the issue..

condemn

criticize

denounce

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indict a ham sandwich

bring charges against anyone regardless of evidence

The prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich if they wanted to.

Origin of indict

Latin, indictare (to declare)

Examples of indict in a sentence

They decided to indict him on multiple charges.
The article will indict the company for its unethical practices.
Critics were quick to indict the film for its controversial content.

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French:inculper, condamner, ...
German:anklagen, kritisieren, ...
Italian:incriminare, accusare, ...
Spanish:acusar formalmente, criticar fuertemente, ...
Portuguese:indiciar, condenar, ...
Chinese:起诉, 谴责, ...
Japanese:起訴する, 非難する, ...
Arabic:اتَّهَمَ, اِنْتَقَدَ بِشِدَّةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲשִׁים, לְהוֹקִיעַ, ...
Russian:обвинить, осуждать, ...
Ukrainian:звинувачувати, критикувати, ...
Hindi:अभियोग लगाना, आलोचना करना, ...
Bengali:অভিযুক্ত করা, তীব্র সমালোচনা করা, ...
Catalan:imputar, criticar, ...
Czech:obžalovat, odsoudit, ...
Danish:tiltale, kritiserer, ...
Dutch:aanklagen, bekritiseren, ...
Greek:απαγγέλλω κατηγορία σε, επικρίνω, ...
Hungarian:megvádolni, elítélni, ...
Khmer:ចោទប្រកាន់ជាផ្លូវការ, រិះគន់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:기소하다, 비난하다, ...
Persian:کیفرخواست صادر کردن, انتقاد شدید کردن, ...
Polish:oskarżyć, potępić, ...
Portuguese (BR):indiciar, condenar, ...
Romanian:a incrimina, a critica, ...
Swedish:åtala, kritisera, ...
Thai:ฟ้อง, วิจารณ์, ...
Turkish:suçlamak, eleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:truy tố, chỉ trích, ...

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