unindicted
UK/ʌn'in'daitid/US/,ʌnin'daitid/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Not formally charged in a legal case
未被起诉的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
in-not, opposite of
+
-edpast tense / completed
=unindicted
un- + indicted = not charged. Most famous in the legal phrase 'unindicted co-conspirator' — someone named in a plot but not formally accused.
Root dic still carries 82 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
He was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the case.