(of an act) Subjecting one to an indictment. / (of a person) Able or deserving to be indicted.

plural of indictment

present participle of indict

To accuse of wrongdoing; charge. / (law) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.

(law) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. / (law) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indict

simple past tense and past participle of indict

(law) Subject to indictment.

(historical) A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.

plural of indiction