Associations to the word «Indictment»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

INDICTMENT, noun. A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense.
INDICTMENT, noun. An accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis