'Indictment' definitions:
Definition of 'indictment'
(from WordNet)
noun
A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense [syn: indictment, bill of indictment]
noun
An accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
Definition of 'Indictment'
From: GCIDE
- Indictment \In*dict"ment\, n. [Cf. Inditement.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury. [1913 Webster]
- Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation. [1913 Webster]
- Bill of indictment. See under Bill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'indictment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusal,
- accusation,
- accusing,
- allegation,
- allegement,
- anathema,
- arraignment,
- bail,
- bill of particulars,
- blame,
- bringing of charges,
- bringing to book,
- castigation,
- censure,
- charge,
- complaint,
- condemnation,
- count,
- damnation,
- decrial,
- delation,
- denouncement,
- denunciation,
- excoriation,
- flaying,
- fulmination,
- fustigation,
- impeachment,
- implication,
- imputation,
- information,
- innuendo,
- insinuation,
- lawsuit,
- laying of charges,
- pillorying,
- plaint,
- presentment,
- prosecution,
- reprehension,
- reproach,
- reprobation,
- skinning alive,
- stricture,
- suit,
- taxing,
- true bill,
- unspoken accusation,
- veiled accusation