indictment (redirected from Criminal charge)

in·dict·ment  (n-dtmnt)

n.

1.

a. The act of indicting.

b. The condition of being indicted.

2. Law A written statement charging a party with the commission of a crime or other offense, drawn up by a prosecuting attorney and found and presented by a grand jury.

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indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt]

n Criminal law

1. (Law) a formal written charge of crime formerly referred to and presented on oath by a grand jury

2. (Law) any formal accusation of crime

3. (Law) Scot a charge of crime brought at the instance of the Lord Advocate

4. (Law) the act of indicting or the state of being indicted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indictment - a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense bill of 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
	2.	indictment - an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy" accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

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indictment

noun charge, allegation, prosecution, accusation, impeachment, summons, arraignment Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on fraud charges.

Translations

indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] N

1. (= charge, document) → acusación f; (= act) → procesamiento m
to bring an indictment against sb → formular cargos contra algn

2. (fig) → condenación f, crítica f
the report is an indictment of our system (fig) → el informe critica duramente nuestro sistema

indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] n

(LAW) [criminal] → inculpation f

(gen) to be an indictment of sth (= black mark against) → en dire long sur qch
It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as targets → Le fait que les policiers soient pris pour cibles en dit long sur cette société.
indie band [ˈɪndibænd] n (MUSIC) → groupe m indé
indie label [ˈɪndileɪb^əl] n (MUSIC) → label m indé

indictment

n (of person) (= accusation) → Beschuldigung f, → Anschuldigung f; (= charge sheet) → Anklage f → (for, on a charge of wegen); (US: by grand jury) → Anklageerhebung f; to bring an indictment against somebody → gegen jdn Anklage erheben, jdn unter Anklage stellen; bill of indictment → Anklageschrift f; to be an indictment of something (fig) → ein Armutszeugnis nt → für etw sein; the speech was a damning indictment of government policy → die Rede war eine vernichtende Anklage gegen die Regierungspolitik

indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] n (Law) → atto d'accusa, imputazione f
to bring an indictment against sb → formulare un'accusa or imputazione contro qn