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INDICTMENT
/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/Nounin-DICT-mentin-dict-ment · 3 syllablesGrade 10
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024
Meaning
An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from Latin indictus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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