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indictee

in·dict
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-dahyt]
    • /ɪnˈdaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-dahyt]
    • /ɪnˈdaɪt/

Definitions of indictee word

  • verb with object indictee (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder. 1
  • verb with object indictee to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him. 1
  • noun indictee A person who is indicted. 0

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Origin of indictee

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; variant spelling (< Medieval Latin) of indite

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Indictee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

indictee popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

indictee usage trend in Literature

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