indictment
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indictments
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indictments
Britannica Dictionary definition of INDICTMENT
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chiefly US, law
a
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an official written statement charging a person with a crime
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The grand jury has handed down indictments against several mobsters.
b
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the act of officially charging someone with a crime
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the act of indicting someone
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No one was surprised by her indictment.
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He is under indictment [=he has been indicted] for perjury by two federal grand juries.
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an expression or statement of strong disapproval
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She intended the film to be an indictment of the media.
