charged on indictment

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• indictment — /in duyt meuhnt/, n. 1. an act of indicting. 2. Law. a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes. 3. any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for… …   Universalium

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

• indictment — /indaytmant/ An accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury, legally convoked and sworn, to the court in which it is impaneled, charging that a person therein named has done some act, or been guilty of some omission, which by law is …   Black's law dictionary

• indictment — /indaytmant/ An accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury, legally convoked and sworn, to the court in which it is impaneled, charging that a person therein named has done some act, or been guilty of some omission, which by law is …   Black's law dictionary

• charged — Accusation of crime by complaint, indictment, or information. With respect to notice , a person is charged with such if he has information sufficient to apprise him of the subject, e.g. under land recording acts, a person is charged with notice… …   Black's law dictionary

• charged — Accusation of crime by complaint, indictment, or information. With respect to notice , a person is charged with such if he has information sufficient to apprise him of the subject, e.g. under land recording acts, a person is charged with notice… …   Black's law dictionary

• charged with crime — Accused of the commission of a crime, either formally, as by indictment, information, or affidavit, or informally, as by the statement in writing or by word of mouth that a person is guilty of a specified crime. In an extradition proceeding, the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Jackie Presser indictment scandal — The Jackie Presser indictment scandal was a legal and political scandal which began on June 1, 1984. The scandal erupted after attorneys with the United States Department of Justice initiated a prosecution of Teamsters President Jackie Presser on …   Wikipedia

• Accused — may refer to:* a person charged with a criminal offense, or the state of being so charged; see indictment (also see suspect). * Accused (film), a 1936 film starring Googie Withers. * The Accused , 1988 film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly… …   Wikipedia

• Sol Wachtler — Solomon Wachtler (born April 29, 1930) is a New York State lawyer and former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest position in the State judiciary.CareerWachtler earned his B.A. and LL.B. from Washington and Lee… …   Wikipedia

• Spano v. New York — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Spano v. New York ArgueDate=April 27 ArgueYear=1959 DecideDate=June 22 DecideYear=1959 FullName=Spano v. New York USVol=360 USPage=315 Citation=Spano v. New York, 360 U.S. 315 (1959). Prior= Subsequent= Holding=The… …   Wikipedia