indicted

[ in-dahy-tid ]

adjective

1. having been charged with an offense or crime, especially legally or formally:

   New information released yesterday about the indicted former state senator underscores the need for a change in the way politics is done in the state.

noun

1. Usually the indicted. a person or persons who have been formally charged with an offense or crime:

   From a legal standpoint, there is no concrete evidence against the indicted yet.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of indict ( def ).

Other Word Forms

• un·in·dict·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of indicted¹

indict ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Two 23-year-old Southern California men have been indicted on charges of defrauding investors out of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times

Both generals have also been indicted on insurrection charges.

From Los Angeles Times

A federal grand jury indicted Kingston and Turner in July.

From Los Angeles Times

Last May, a grand jury indicted Wiederhorn on charges that he hid taxable income from the federal government by dispersing “shareholder loans” from the company to himself and his family.

From Los Angeles Times

He was indicted for that but the Justice Department dropped the charges when he won the election.

From Salon