Definition of "indict"

indict

/ˌɪnˈdaɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present indicts, present participle indicting, simple past and past participle indicted
1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
2. (law) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
  Quotations
  “Now, let’s consider what our competition did in the same six-week period,” wrote Betsy Ankney, Haley’s campaign manager. “Donald Trump had a good Q1, if you count being indicted as ‘good.'"
  2023 April 11 , Sarah Elbeshbishi, quoting Betsy Ankney, “Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis in campaign letter”, in USA Today‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2023