indictment

English

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Alternative forms

• endictment

Etymology

18th century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

indictment (countable and uncountable; plural indictments)

1. (law) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. [from 14th c.]
2. (law) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned. [from 16th c.]
3. (countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]

Translations

legal accusation

• Dutch: beschuldiging (nl)
• Finnish: syyte, syytekirjelmä
• French: inculpation (fr) f, mise en examen (fr) f
• Norwegian: tilltale (no)

• Russian: обвинительный акт (ru) (obvinítelʹnyj akt) m, обвинение (ru) (obvinénije) n
• Turkish: iddianame (tr), savca (tr)

legal document

• French: acte d'accusation (fr) m

accusation

• Dutch: beschuldiging (nl)
• Finnish: syyte (fi), syytös (fi)

• Russian: обвинение (ru) (obvinénije) n

See also

• grand jury
• plea, pleading