(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.

plural of indictment

proclaimed; declared; public

(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.

(law) Subject to indictment.

plural of indicter

plural of indiction

One who indicts.

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.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indict