indictee
One formally charged
An indictee is a person who has been indicted—formally charged with a crime by a grand jury or prosecutor.
The term appears mainly in legal contexts: The indictee entered the courtroom with her attorney.
Compare with defendant, which applies more broadly to anyone facing charges or a lawsuit.
Charge-reading court session
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- bailCourt-set release payment
- pleaFormal request or defense
hearing · docket · charges · counts · subpoena · warrant · pretrial · discovery
Party facing charges
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- arraignedFormally charged in court
- allegedClaimed but unproven
implicated · incriminated · blamed · fingered · culpable · guilty · perpetrator · culprit
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
conspiracy · extortion · money laundering · bribery · perjury · tax evasion · wire fraud · corruption
arraignment
Charge-reading court session
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- bailCourt-set release payment
plea · hearing · docket · charges · counts · subpoena · warrant · pretrial · discovery · motion
defendant
Party facing charges
alleged · implicated · incriminated · blamed · fingered · culpable · guilty · perpetrator · culprit · scapegoat
felony
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
racketeering · conspiracy · extortion · money laundering · bribery · perjury · tax evasion · wire fraud · corruption · insider trading
indicteeprosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
accuser · plaintiff · victim · complainant · grand juror
- criminal indictmentFormal accusation of crime
- grand jury indictment
- sealed indictmentUndisclosed criminal accusation
- federal indictmentFormal accusation from national prosecutors
indictment, indict, indicted, indicts, indictable, indicting, unindicted, reindicted, reindictment