It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach
To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson
If someone is indicted for a crime, they are officially charged with it. He was later indicted on corruption charges She has been indicted for possessing cocaine. to officially charge someone with a criminal offence indict sb for sth (enditer, from , , from indicere , from dicere ; influenced by indictare )