Antonyms for indict
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-dahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdaɪt |
Definition of indict
Origin :- c.1300, from Anglo-French enditer "accuse, indict" (late 13c.), Old French enditer "to dictate or inform," from Late Latin *indictare "to declare, proclaim in writing," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + dictare "to say, compose in words" (see dictate). Retained its French pronunciation even after the spelling was re-Latinized c.1600. In classical Latin, indictus meant "not said, unsaid." Related: Indictable; indicted; indicting.
- verb accuse
- Not a bit of it Let her contract a new marriage, and the law will indict her for bigamy.
- Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
- Now, we cannot indict a man for cherishing hopes, or for encouraging them in others.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- Why did you not add 'He whom I indict is my teacher, my step-father, my mediator'?
- Extract from : « The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura » by Lucius Apuleius
- How do you suppose Jethro Bass knew you were going to indict the town?
- Extract from : « Coniston, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- I will call no names, because that would be to indict the public taste.
- Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
- It was for that reason that the council did not indict him last night.
- Extract from : « In the Depths of the Dark Continent » by Cornelius Shea
- If persisted in, my client will indict the witness for perjury.
- Extract from : « A Terrible Temptation » by Charles Reade
- He calls upon the jury to present and indict these offenders.
- Extract from : « History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia » by Charles Campbell
- The grand jury refused to indict him and he left the court in triumph.
- Extract from : « Jefferson and his Colleagues » by Allen Johnson
- Yours is just one of those cases where Temper says, 'indict!'
- Extract from : « Hard Cash » by Charles Reade
Synonyms for indict
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