v. t.
I am told shall have no Lent indicted this year. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment;
n. (Law) A person indicted. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who indicts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. indictio: cf. F. indiction. See Indict, Indite. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This mode of reckoning time is said to have been introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment of tribute. It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors of Constantinople, the popes, and the parliaments of France. Through the influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions was reckoned at first from 312
a. [ L. indictivus. See Indict. ] Proclaimed; declared; public. Kennet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Inditement. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bill of indictment.
n. (Law) One who indicts. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]