What is another word for Indicted?

Pronunciation: [ɪndˈa͡ɪtɪd] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "indicted" which denotes the act of formally charging someone with a crime. The most commonly used synonyms are charged, accused, arraigned, tried, and prosecuted. "Charged" is used when an official criminal charge is filed against someone, while "accused" is used for a person who is suspected of committing a crime. The term "arraigned" is used when a defendant is brought before a court to answer criminal charges, whereas "tried" refers to the process of bringing a case to court and holding a trial. Finally, "prosecuted" is used when a criminal case is brought against someone in court by the government.

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What are the hypernyms for Indicted?

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Usage examples for Indicted

They were Indicted for horse-stealing.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
A man had been Indicted for a grievious assault and battery.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
They were fine well-trained men-trained hard and trained long in the tactics of assault-and though they took ground which they could not hold, because the enemy was in great strength against them and they were weakened after hard fighting in frightful ground, they held off repeated counter-attacks and Indicted great loss upon the enemy, and held their original line intact against most fierce assaults.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

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