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indictment
Part of speech: NounA written accusation against a prisoner presented by a grand jury to a court; an accusation.
Usage examples "indictment":- In all, he spent eight of the past fourteen years in penitentiaries, jails, and institutions for the criminal insane, and has, now, an indictment for larceny hanging over him. - "Studies in Forensic Psychiatry", Bernard Glueck.
- After indictment, a person had the choice of a petty jury trial or paying a fine. - "Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed.", S. A. Reilly.
- He was too far off, and some escaped him, but he heard enough to gather that it was a grim indictment of the rulers of the country. - "The Coast of Adventure", Harold Bindloss.