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indictment (noun)

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  • indictment — ► NOUN 1) Law a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. 2) an indication that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned …   English terms dictionary

  • indictment — in‧dict‧ment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] noun especially AmE LAW 1. [countable] an official written statement charging someone with a criminal offence: • The indictment alleged that he diverted clients money to unauthorized uses. 2. [uncountable] the act of… …   Financial and business terms

  • indictment — in·dict·ment /in dīt mənt/ n 1: the action or the legal process of indicting 2 a: a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a grand jury that charges a person or persons with an offense compare complaint, informati …   Law dictionary

  • indictment — noun 1 sign that sth is bad/wrong ADJECTIVE ▪ devastating, powerful ▪ damning, scathing, searing, stinging, terrible (esp. BrE) ▪ Her …   Collocations dictionary

  • indictment — noun 1 be an indictment of to be a very clear sign that a system, method etc is very bad or very wrong: The fact that these children cannot read is a damning indictment of our education system. 2 (C) law especially AmE an official written… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • indictment — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the action or the legal process of indicting b. the state of being indicted 2. a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (as a grand jury) charging a person with an offense 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • indictment — noun /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/ a) an official written accusation on behalf of the government for a serious offence; a document outlining serious charges of an accused. b) Accusation …   Wiktionary

  • indictment — noun Syn: charge, accusation, arraignment, prosecution, citation, summons; N.Amer. impeachment …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • indictment — UK [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] / US noun Word forms indictment : singular indictment plural indictments 1) [countable] something that shows how bad or wrong something is indictment of: This incident is an indictment of the way the health service is being run.… …   English dictionary

  • indictment — in|dict|ment [ ın daıtmənt ] noun 1. ) count indictment of something that shows how bad or wrong something is: This incident is an indictment of the way the health service is being run. 2. ) count or uncount LEGAL an official statement accusing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • indictment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of indicting] Syn. arraignment, censure, incrimination; see blame 1 . 2. [A legal document] Syn. bill, true bill, summons, statement, citation, ticket, replevin; see also warrant , writ . 3. [An accusation supported… …   English dictionary for students

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