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Another word for indictment

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Noun

  1. A charging of someone with a misdeed

    See also:

    praise

    law

    attack

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Another word for indictment

Noun

  1. The act of indicting

    See also:

    blame

  2. A legal document

    See also:

    writ

    warrant

  3. An accusation supported by evidence

    See also:

    accusation

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Sentence Examples

  • 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 serial killer was found guilty and given an indictment for his crimes.

  • The jury has handed down an indictment for the criminal.

  • Early in October the Convention brought forward its indictment of the twenty-two Girondists.

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