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Stage 1 of 3
indictare
Medieval Latin · medieval
"to proclaim, to accuse"
to proclaim, to accuse formally, from in- (toward) and dictare (to declare)
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Stage 2 of 3
enditer
Anglo-French · medieval
"to formally accuse someone"
carried into legal French for formally accusing someone of a crime
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Stage 3 of 3
indictment
English · 1300s
"a formal accusation of a serious crime"
settled as the English word for a formal criminal charge
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