INDICTMENT
\ɪndˈa͡ɪtmənt], \ɪndˈaɪtmənt], \ɪ_n_d_ˈaɪ_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of INDICTMENT
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.
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The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.
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An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
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The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.
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The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.
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An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of indicating or state of being indicted ;- a written accusation or formal charge of a crime, preferred to a court by a grand jury under oath ; in Scot’s law, the form of process by which an accused party is charged at the instance of the Lord- Advocate or public prosecutor ;- the paper parchment on which a charge or accusation is written – called bill of indictment;- accusation in general ; impeachment ; allegation of high misdemeanour.
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