| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,727,627,861 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
indictment |
Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.03 sec. |
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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 [ˈɪndileɪbəl] 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 indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt] n (Law) → atto d'accusa, imputazione f to bring an indictment against sb → formulare un'accusa or imputazione contro qn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The indictment had never been clearly expressed, And it seemed that the Snark had begun, And had spoken three hours, before any one guessed What the pig was supposed to have done. And I remembered what he had told me: that no indictment of their morality could shake them. These last words appear to have been the actual indictment (compare Xen. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|