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A quick definition of indict:
Term: INDICT
Definition: When someone is accused of doing something wrong, they may be indicted. This means that they are formally charged with a crime by a group of people called a grand jury. Indict can also be spelled as endite or indite.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: To charge a person with a crime by formal legal process, especially by grand-jury presentation.
Example: The prosecutor decided to indict the suspect for robbery.
Explanation: This means that the prosecutor formally charged the suspect with the crime of robbery through a legal process, which involves presenting evidence to a grand jury. The grand jury then decides whether there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial.
Example: The grand jury chose not to indict the police officer for the shooting.
Explanation: In this case, the grand jury decided that there was not enough evidence to charge the police officer with a crime related to the shooting. Therefore, the officer was not indicted.