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Another word for indictment

indictment Synonyms

indictment

n.

The act of indicting
arraignment, censure, incrimination; see blame 1.
A legal document
bill, true bill, summons, statement, citation, ticket, replevin; see also warrant, writ.
An accusation supported by evidence
charge, presentment, findings; see accusation 2.

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Another word for indictment

noun

(Law)

A charging of someone with a misdeed:

accusation, charge, denouncement, denunciation, imputation, incrimination. See attack, law, praise

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They moved to quash the indictment on which he was brought to trial.
The more unanswerable this tremendous indictment appears upon the evidence the greater the probability that the evidence is incomplete.
The jury has handed down an indictment for the criminal.
The serial killer was found guilty and given an indictment for his crimes.
Early in October the Convention brought forward its indictment of the twenty-two Girondists.

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