indictment
Meanings
Plural: indictments
Noun
- a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
- an accusation of wrongdoing
- "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
- An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
- The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.
- An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
- Evidence of failure or poor performance.
Origin / Etymology
18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from Latin indictus.
Synonyms
bill of indictment
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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