All 3 Uses
indict
in
And Then There Were None
(Edited)
- You are charged with the following indictments: Edward George Armstrong, that you did upon the 14th day of March, 1925, cause the death of Louisa Mary Clees.
p. 46.9indictments = formal criminal charges
- Adjusting the gramophone he replaced the needle on the record and immediately they heard again: "You are charged with the following indictments-"
p. 50.6
- I may say that I watched the faces of my guests closely during that indictment and I had no doubt whatever, after my long court experience, that one and all were guilty.
p. 293.5 *
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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)