| 单词 | indictment |
| 释义 | indictment (once / 908 pages) n An indictment, or a legal document charging you with a crime, is something you don't want to be the recipient of, so try not to rob any banks or start any money laundering schemes, and you'll probably be okay. An indictment is most frequently a charge of a serious crime. You may have heard on television legal programs the phrase "on the first count of the indictment," which means that there's more than one charge of a category of crime in the indictment. The word can also be used more informally to mean an accusation. A book or article detailing the wrongdoing of a person or industry may be said to be an indictment of that person or industry. WORD FAMILYindictment: indictments+/indict: indictable, indicted, indicting, indictment, indicts/indictable: indictability USAGE EXAMPLESThough the police recommended an indictment, the attorney general at the time decided not to pursue the case for lack of evidence. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Nor are the successes of rural schools necessarily an indictment on the struggles of those in metropolitan areas. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Jackson newspaper reports that an indictment accuses Calloway of trying to get accused murderer Marvin Banks away from the scene of the officers’ shootings. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an accusation of wrongdoing the book is an indictment of modern philosophy Hyper accusal, accusation a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt 2n a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense Syn|Hypo|Hyper bill of indictment murder charge, murder indictment an indictment charging someone with murder true billan indictment endorsed by a grand jury instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
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