Both Uses of
indict
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Charles Darnay had yesterday pleaded Not Guilty to an indictment denouncing him (with infinite jingle and jangle) for that he was a false traitor to our serene, illustrious, excellent, and so forth, prince, our Lord the King, by reason of his having, on divers occasions, and by divers means and ways, assisted Lewis, the French King, in his wars against our said serene, illustrious, excellent, and so forth; that was to say, by coming and going, between the dominions of our said serene,…†
Chpt 2.2
- Indictment delivered to him last night.†
Chpt 3.9 *
Definition:
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(indict as in: indicted by the grand jury) formally charge with a crime