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indictment definition

in·dict·ment (in dīt′mənt)

noun

  1. an indicting or being indicted
  2. 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

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr enditement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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