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indictment

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indictment /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/ noun
plural indictments
indictment
/ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/
noun
plural indictments
Learner's definition of INDICTMENT
chiefly US, law
[count] : an official written statement charging a person with a crime(刑事)起诉书
[noncount] : the act of officially charging someone with a crime : the act of indicting someone起诉;控告
[count] : an expression or statement of strong disapproval控诉
TOEFL BNC: 10038 COCA: 5627

indictment

noun

in·​dict·​ment in-ˈdīt-mənt How to pronounce indictment (audio)
1
: a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (such as a grand jury) charging a person with an offense
2
a
: the action or the legal process of indicting
b
: the state of being indicted
3
: an expression of strong disapproval
an indictment of government policy on immigrants

Example Sentences

The grand jury has handed down indictments against several mobsters. No one was surprised by her indictment. She intended the film to be an indictment of the media.
Recent Examples on the Web The indictment also alleged that Barrack made multiple false statements during a June 2019 interview with law enforcement and charged him with obstruction of justice. Time, 19 Sep. 2022 The indictment released last July also charged Barrack with obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements during a June 20, 2019, interview with federal law enforcement agents. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2022 The charges against him were dropped after a second grand jury declined to bring an indictment. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022 As for those named in the Garmo indictment, all have either pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 Another tool created by the Biden administration to defend the rule of law in Central America, the Justice Department’s Anticorruption Task Force, has not issued an indictment since being formed a year ago. Jody García, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The indictment does not state the race of the women. Margaret Stafford And John Hanna, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors then presented the case to a grand jury and obtained an indictment that included two felony charges. Claire Cardona, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 An indictment unsealed in New Jersey revealed that Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi, and Amir Hossein Nickaein have been executing the hacking conspiracy since October 2020. Theara Coleman, The Week, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

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The first known use of indictment was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 10038 COCA: 5627
indictment

noun¹

1sign that sth is bad/wrong不好的跡象;錯誤的徵兆ADJECTIVEdevastating, powerful令人震驚的/強烈的徵兆damning, scathing, searing, stinging, terrible (especially BrE) 強烈的指責;尖刻的指責;猛烈的譴責Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.她的演講尖銳地抨擊了政府在犯罪問題上的表現。blanket, sweeping (both especially NAmE) 全面譴責This is a rather too sweeping indictment of the field of evolutionary psychology.對進化心理學的這一批評過於以偏概全了。sad (especially BrE) 令人悲哀的敗象
indictment

noun²

2 (law法律, especially NAmE) accusing sb of a crime控告ADJECTIVE | VERB + INDICTMENT | INDICTMENT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcriminal, felony (NAmE) 刑事/重罪起訴federal, grand jury (both NAmE) 聯邦/大陪審團起訴fresh (BrE) 新的指控VERB + INDICTMENTbring, file, issue提起指控A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization.紐約的一個陪審團對該組織創始人提起了多項刑事訴訟。hand down, hand out, return (all NAmE) 公佈起訴;呈交起訴War crimes indictments were handed down by a UN-backed court.戰爭罪起訴書是由聯合國支持的法院公佈的。announce宣佈指控The government announced a federal indictment against him.政府宣佈了對他的聯邦指控。face面臨指控He faces indictment for perjury.他面臨偽證罪指控。be charged in, be charged on (BrE) 被指控be convicted on, be tried on (both BrE) 根據起訴書被判罪/被審判dismiss駁回起訴The federal district court dismissed the indictment.聯邦地區法院駁回了起訴。plead guilty to, plead not guilty to (both BrE) 對所控罪行表示服罪/不服罪INDICTMENT + VERBaccuse sb of sth, allege sth, charge (sb/sth with sth)起訴書指控某人⋯;起訴書稱⋯;起訴書指控(⋯犯有⋯罪)an indictment charging theft盜竊罪起訴書PREPOSITIONin a/the indictment在起訴書中Two men were named in the indictment.起訴書中提及兩個人。on indictment (BrE) 依據控告a trial on indictment根據控告進行的審判indictment against起訴⋯They issued an indictment against them.他們起訴了他們。indictment for控以⋯She was convicted on an indictment for conspiracy.她被控合謀,罪名成立。

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