indictment

[US]/ɪn'daɪtm(ə)nt/
[UK]/ɪn'daɪtmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a formal written accusation charging someone with a crime

Example Sentences

an indictment for conspiracy.

an indictment for robbery

An indictment finally came down.

a damning indictment of the government's record.

a searing indictment of the government's performance.

bring in an indictment against sb.

The indictment set the judicial process in motion.

the indictment of twelve people who had imported cocaine.

an unfair, broad-brush indictment of all public officials.

Even threats of indictment didn't loosen the tongue of the balky witness.

He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.

The indictment alleges that the commissioner took bribes.

Two men were named in the indictment.

She was convicted on an indictment for conspiracy.

They issued an indictment against them.

Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government’s record on crime.

these rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society.

hinted at impending indictments but did not say it in so many words.

A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization.

It developed that he had another wife living and his indictment for bigamy followed.

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