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indictment definition
in·dict·ment (in dīt′mənt)
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
Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr enditement
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