Explore Indict through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like charge or accuse. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Indict in a sentence
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Indict meaning
- To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
- To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
Using Indict
- The main meaning on this page is: To accuse of wrongdoing; charge. | To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
- Useful related words include: charge, accuse.
- In the example corpus, indict often appears in combinations such as: to indict, indict the, indict him.
Context around Indict
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indict
- In this selection, "indict" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cannot, ever, donald, montenegro and scott stand out and add context to how "indict" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acadiana to indict rene and decision to indict the former. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indict" sits close to words such as ahs, airtime and ambience, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indict
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Texas grand jury declined to indict Scott in a criminal investigation in June. (14 words)
But she wants to indict me to try to run for some other office,” he said. (16 words)
The prosecutor’s strategy is also clear in the decision to indict Waltine Nauta along with Trump. (17 words)
Ex-President Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to face criminal charges after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict him on Thursday over his alleged role in 2016 hush money payments to Daniels, an adult-film star. (42 words)
This means that any decision over whether or not to indict and prosecute Trump remains on hold until at least late April unless District Attorney Alvin Bragg calls them back early for a vote, which seems highly unlikely at this time. (41 words)
A grand jury on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, declined to indict Montenegro, a Dallas homicide detective whose investigation led to a fellow officer being arrested on capital murder charges before a judge said the case lacked probable cause. (38 words)
And I’d like to ask you the reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of O.L.C. opinion stating that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct? (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
And I’d like to ask you the reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of O.L.C. opinion stating that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?
After they tried to hide from us the true extent of this plea deal and that gets blown up, so we gotta go indict Trump on something else," the senator responded.
A grand jury on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, declined to indict Montenegro, a Dallas homicide detective whose investigation led to a fellow officer being arrested on capital murder charges before a judge said the case lacked probable cause.
Assange’s prosecution marks the first time in US history that the Espionage Act has been used to indict a publisher of truthful information,” she wrote.
A Texas grand jury declined to indict Scott in a criminal investigation in June.
But no longer needing help getting out of prison, Mr. Braun essentially called their bluff, signaling that if they thought they had a case against him they should indict him.
But she wants to indict me to try to run for some other office,” he said.
DA Pitre says he worked with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and - a sexual trauma center in Acadiana - to indict Rene.
Each time the Atlanta grand jury voted on recommendations to indict the former president or others under investigation, one person always voted no.
Ex-President Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to face criminal charges after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict him on Thursday over his alleged role in 2016 hush money payments to Daniels, an adult-film star.
If a majority of the 23-person grand jury votes to indict, the defense attorney will be made aware of the charges and will work alongside prosecutors to determine a time to surrender.
It isn’t something the depravity-loving Dems would ever indict anyone else for – half of them are probably guilty of way worse.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg led the effort to indict (which, by the way, means to formally accuse) Trump of doing this.
Now under Georgia law, that special grand jury didn’t have the power to indict in the way that other grand juries have the ability to hand up indictments.
Porter was previously arrested in November 2020 in Ohio on a weapons charge, but a grand jury declined to indict him.
That included 52% who said they believed politics played a major role in the decision to indict the former president.
The monthslong investigation concluded last week, when a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump, meaning that he is being officially charged with a crime.
The prosecutor’s strategy is also clear in the decision to indict Waltine Nauta along with Trump.
The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly actively engaged in the gathering of evidence to indict the Russians.
This means that any decision over whether or not to indict and prosecute Trump remains on hold until at least late April unless District Attorney Alvin Bragg calls them back early for a vote, which seems highly unlikely at this time.
Common combinations with indict
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: