The Only Use of
indict
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- …absence of any corroborative evidence, this man was indicted on a capital charge and is now on trial for his life….
p. 230.1indicted = formally accused
Definitions:
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(1)
(indict as in: indicted by the grand jury) formally charge with a crime
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(2)
(indict as in: indicted the idea as ridiculous) to criticize or condemn