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bill of indictment

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bill of indictment
n
(Law) Criminal law a formal document accusing a person or persons of crime, formerly presented to a grand jury for certification as a true bill but now signed by a court official
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Noun1.bill of indictment - a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
indictment
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
charge, complaint - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
murder charge, murder indictment - an indictment charging someone with murder
true bill - an indictment endorsed by a grand jury


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And Cook County jurors were quick to exonerate, "no bill" (that is, not return a bill of indictment at the grand jury proceeding), and acquit killers, even those found glowering over their victims, gun--or hammer--in hand.
"It is his first offense. We might as well let him go": homicide and ... by Adler, Jeffrey S. / Journal of Social History
This isn't the place to outline the bill of indictment I'd enter against Teilhard.
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Edgar Hoover, and as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, a co-prosecutor of the Vietnam War, appeared a perfect fit for the cumulative bill of indictment lodged by his son's new heroes.
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