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单词 indictment
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indictment

[ in-dahyt-muhnt ]
/ ɪnˈdaɪt mənt /
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noun

an act of indicting.
Law. a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes.
any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for blame.
the state of being indicted.

Origin of indictment

1275–1325; indict + -ment; replacing Middle English enditement<Anglo-French (see indite)

OTHER WORDS FROM indictment

non·in·dict·ment, nounre·in·dict·ment, nounsu·per·in·dict·ment, noun

Words nearby indictment

indicium, indicolite, indict, indictable, indiction, indictment, indie, Indienne, Indies, indifference, indifferency
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British Dictionary definitions for indictment

indictment
/ (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt) /

noun criminal law

a formal written charge of crime formerly referred to and presented on oath by a grand jury
any formal accusation of crime
Scot a charge of crime brought at the instance of the Lord Advocate
the act of indicting or the state of being indicted
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for indictment

indictment
[ (in-deyet-muhnt) ]

A formal accusation of a crime, presented to the accused party after the charges have been considered by a grand jury.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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