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The definition of an indictment is a charge or formal written accusation charging someone with a crime.

(noun)

An example of indictment is the accusation which caused Nazi war criminals to be tried in the Nuremberg Trials.

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See indictment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an indicting or being indicted
a charge; accusation; specif. a formal written accusation charging one or more persons with the commission of a crime, presented by a grand jury to the court when the jury has found, after examining the evidence presented, that there is a valid case

Origin: ME & Anglo-Fr enditement

See indictment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of indicting.
b. The condition of being indicted.
Law A written statement charging a party with the commission of a crime or other offense, drawn up by a prosecuting attorney and found and presented by a grand jury.

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