Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Indictment"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Indictment \In*dict"ment\, n. [Cf. {Inditement}.]
1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

2. (Law) The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the
prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand
jury.

Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand
jury is essential, while an information rests only on
presentation by the prosecuting authority.

3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation.

{Bill of indictment}. See under {Bill}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

indictment
n 1: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney
charging a person with some offense [syn: {bill of
indictment}]
2: an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of
modern philosophy"


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