Word · Frequency #16606
indicts
控告；指控；起诉
indicts is the third person singular of indict.
accuse formally of a crime
- 1.
To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
指控 wrongdoing；控告。
- 2.
To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
由陪审团(尤其大陪审团)的裁定对(当事人)提出正式指控或起诉。
指控 wrongdoing；控告。；由陪审团(尤其大陪审团)的裁定对(当事人)提出正式指控或起诉。；起诉；控告；指控；[法] 控告
In use
The grand jury decided to indict the suspect on charges of fraud.
Prosecutors may indict him if they find enough evidence.
She was indicted for her role in the scandal.
indict sb for sth
for 后接罪名或违法行为；indict 用于正式法律程序。
The prosecutor decided to indict the mayor for fraud.
检察官决定以欺诈罪起诉市长。
be indicted on charges of sth
被动语态在新闻中更常见，on charges of 后接具体罪名。
The doctor was indicted on charges of negligence.
这名医生因过失罪被起诉。
indict sb on counts of sth
count 指“罪项”，表示具体罪名数量时用 on four counts of…。
Connections
Collocations
- indict someone for fraud
- 以欺诈罪起诉某人
- The prosecutor decided to indict him for fraud.检察官决定以欺诈罪起诉他。
- indict someone on charges of bribery
- 以贿赂罪名起诉某人
- The CEO was indicted on charges of bribery.这位首席执行官因贿赂罪名被起诉。
- indict a public official
- 起诉公职人员
- The grand jury voted to indict the public official.大陪审团投票决定起诉该公职人员。
- indict someone in absentia
- 缺席起诉某人
- The court may indict a suspect in absentia.法院可以缺席起诉犯罪嫌疑人。
- indict on multiple counts
- 以多项罪名起诉
- He was indicted on multiple counts of tax evasion.他因多项逃税罪名被起诉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dictation（口述），拼写含 dict；但读作 in-dite。法庭上口述罪行，正式控告。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律诉讼、正式文书、新闻报道 indict 是正式的法律用语，通常用于刑事起诉或正式指控的语境，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
indict 读 /ɪnˈdaɪt/，其中 c 不发音。与其押韵的词有 delight、tonight、polite（/aɪt/ 结尾）。拼写相似的 edict、predict、verdict 中 -dict 读 /dɪkt/，与 indict 不同音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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