indictment
pronunciation
How to pronounce indictment in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt]
How to pronounce indictment in American English:
US [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt]
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- Noun:
- a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
- an accusation of wrongdoing
Word Origin
- indictment (n.)
- c. 1300, endytement "action of accusing," from Anglo-French enditement, from enditer (see indict). Meaning "legal document containing a charge" is from c. 1500. Latin spelling restored 17c.
Example
- 1. The indictment is vague , woolly and incoherent .
- 2. Lawyers for the liews declined to comment on wednesday 's indictment .
- 3. The federal indictment said the scheme took place no later than february 2007 .
- 4. But by agreeing to an indictment , ms di censo implicitly dismissed that contention .
- 5. Finally , it 's also an indictment of the white house 's strategy of shielding obama from questioning by political reporters .