Synonyms for indict
ɪnˈdaɪtin·dict

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1. indict

   Arraign is an official word; a person accused of crime is arraigned when he is formally called into court, the indictment read to him, and the demand made of him to plead guilty or not guilty; in more extended use, to arraign is to call in question for fault in any formal, public, or official way. One may charge another with any fault, great or trifling, privately or publicly, formally or informally. Accuse is stronger than charge, suggesting more of the formal and criminal; a person may charge a friend with unkindness or neglect; he may accuse a tramp of stealing. Censure carries the idea of fault, but not of crime; it may be private and individual, or public and official. A judge, a president, or other officer of high rank may be impeached before the appropriate tribunal for high crimes; the veracity of a witness may be impeached by damaging evidence. A person of the highest character may be summoned as defendant in a civil suit; or he may be cited to answer as administrator, etc. Indict and arraign apply strictly to criminal proceedings, and only an alleged criminal is indicted or arraigned. One is indicted by the grand jury, and arraigned before the appropriate court.

   Synonyms:
   accuse, arraign, censure, charge, cite, impeach, prosecute, summon

   Antonyms:
   acquit, condone, discharge, excuse, exonerate, forgive, overlook, pardon, pardon, release, set free

   Preposition:
   Arraign at the bar, before the tribunal, of or for a crime; on or upon an indictment.

Princeton's WordNet

1. indictverb

   accuse formally of a crime

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1. • Charge

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1. indictverb

   Synonyms:
   accuse, charge, criminate, arraign, impeach

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1. List of paraphrases for "indict":

   impeach, prosecute

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1. Connie Rice:

   Previously, cops knew they could get away with anything, because the LAPD refused to indict any of its own.

2. Jennifer Taub:

   What he gave us is a blueprint for a future prosecutor to go to a grand jury and indict, i think he did an excellent job.

3. Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler:

   But insofar as the Justice Department refuses to indict a president, no matter what the evidence is of whatever crimes, because they think he can't be indicted, we should certainly hold the statute of limitations, so that if he does something before he's president or while he's president that should be indicted, and the Department of Justice will not consider indicting him, whatever the facts, while he's president, he can be indicted afterward.

4. Adam Schiff:

   This seems to be something that goes beyond,' Attorney General Merrick Garland have to have more than a reasonable doubt before Attorney General Merrick Garland indict the king,' to' Attorney General Merrick Garland can't even start an investigation into credible allegations of criminality of the king, i don't think the Founders would have ever countenanced that. In fact, I think they would have been aghast at that.

5. Breonna Taylor:

   We didn't fathom that it would be a situation where they would indict on charges against the neighbors and absolutely nothing on Breonna Taylor.