indicted

American  

[in-dahy-tid] / ɪnˈdaɪ tɪd /

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.

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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.

Other Word Forms

• unindicted adjective

Etymology

Origin of indicted

indict ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The server maker looks to be in a tug of war between those betting it can recover from one of its co-founders being indicted for alleged export-control violations and those who fear more repercussions.

From Barron's

Shares of Super Micro fell sharply late last week after a company co-founder was indicted for alleged participation in a scheme that diverted $2.5 billion of company servers to China in violation of export-control rules.

From MarketWatch

Another employee and a contractor were also indicted as part of the scheme, though Super Micro itself wasn’t named as a defendant.

From The Wall Street Journal

She had resigned from government nearly two years earlier after her ministry purchased a government building at an elevated price, but had denied wrongdoing and never been indicted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Super Micro immediately tried to distance itself from the two employees and one contractor indicted by the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch