Indictment
[ɪn'daɪtm(ə)nt] or [ɪn'daɪtmənt]
Definition
(noun.) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense.
(noun.) an accusation of wrongdoing; 'the book is an indictment of modern philosophy'.
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Definition
(n.) The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.
(n.) The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.
(n.) An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Accusation, charge, arraignment, crimination, impeachment.
Typist: Ralph
Examples
- The overt act charged in the indictment was a libel found in his private study. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The indictment against politics to-day is not its corruption, but its lack of insight. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But we have not yet mentioned the heaviest count in the indictment--the power which poetry has of injuriously exciting the feelings. Plato. The Republic.
- Indictment delivered to him last night. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The indictment against mere routine in government is a staggering one. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- High protectionist and free trader alike fall under the indictment--for a tariff wall is neither so high as heaven nor so broad as the earth. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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