indictment

in-dict-ment · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (law) A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.

  2. 2.

    A sign or indication that a system, policy, or situation is bad.

Forms

plural: indictments

Related words

Antonyms: acquittal, exoneration
See also: accusation, charge, indict
Synonyms: accusation, arraignment, charge

Etymology

From Anglo-French enditement, from enditer ("to indict"). The silent "c" was added in the 16th century to reflect the Latin root indictare.