What does indictment mean?
Definitions for indictment
ɪnˈdaɪt məntin·dict·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
indictment, bill of indictmentnoun
a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
indictmentnoun
an accusation of wrongdoing
"the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
Wiktionary
indictmentnoun
an official written accusation on behalf of the government for a serious offence; a document outlining serious charges of an accused
indictmentnoun
accusation
Wikipedia
Indictment
An indictment ( in-DYTE-mənt) is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use the felonies concept often use that of an indictable offence, an offence that requires an indictment.
ChatGPT
indictment
An indictment is a formal accusation issued by a grand jury against a party who is suspected of having committed a serious crime. It is a legal document that states the nature of the charges brought against the individual and is a crucial step in criminal proceedings.
Webster Dictionary
Indictmentnoun
the act of indicting, or the state of being indicted
Indictmentnoun
the formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury
Indictmentnoun
an accusation in general; a formal accusation
Etymology: [Cf. Inditement.]
Wikidata
Indictment
An indictment, in the common law system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that maintain the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that lack the concept of felonies often use that of an indictable offence—an offence that requires an indictment. In most common law jurisdictions, an indictment was handed up by a grand jury, which returned a "true bill" if it found cause to make the charge, or "no bill" if it did not find cause. The right of one accused of a felony or serious crime to have the charges reviewed for probable cause by a grand jury before being tried by a petit jury, except for certain cases tried in courts-martial, is secured by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, but this has been abolished in most parts of the world.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indictment in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indictment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of indictment in a Sentence
Russia's intelligence services conducted cyber operations against both major US political parties in 2016, and the recent indictment of Russian intelligence officers alleges a systematic effort to leak stolen campaign information.
We anticipated new charges and we're glad to see they added them to the indictment sooner rather than later, we look forward to the jury trial.
Im in for the fight of my life but I will not quit. I will not fold. I will not bend. I will not bear false witness against the president, i intend to fight because this indictment is fabricated. This indictment is thin as can be.
We're really hoping not only that there is an indictment, but a conviction and that the police receive the same justice that anybody else in the street would receive, that they get jail time.
After reviewing all the evidence in the death of Sandra Bland, a Waller grand jury did not return an indictment in the death of Bland, nor were any indictments returned against any employee of the Waller County Jail, the grand jury has looked at all the evidence and found no evidence of murder.
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- اتهامArabic
- AnklageGerman
- κατηγορητήριοGreek
- acusaciónSpanish
- syytös, syyte, syytekirjelmäFinnish
- acte d'accusation, mise en examen, inculpationFrench
- accusatioLatin
- beschuldigingDutch
- tilltaleNorwegian
- acusaçãoPortuguese
- обвинительный акт, обвинениеRussian
- žaloba, obžaloba, obvinenieSlovak
- anklagelseSwedish
- savca, iddianameTurkish
- bản cáo trạngVietnamese
- 起訴書Chinese
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