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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-indictment.ogg [US] Forms: indictments [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|endytement||action of accusing}} Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), {{der|en|xno|enditement}} Anglo-Norman enditement, {{m|fro|enditer}} enditer, {{der|en|LL.|indictō|indictāre}} Late Latin indictāre, {{der|en|la|indictus}} Latin indictus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indictment (countable and uncountable, plural indictments)
  1. (law) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-indictment-en-noun--S~Mzwfs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 20 7 8 Topics: law
  2. (law) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (bill of indictment): обвинителен акт (obvinitelen akt) (Bulgarian), acte d’accusation [masculine] (French), Anklageschrift [feminine] (German), vádirat (Hungarian), akt oskarżenia [masculine] (Polish), žaloba [feminine] (Slovak), iddianame (Turkish), savca (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-indictment-en-noun-C~BHSwj0 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'bill of indictment': 0 100 0 0
  3. (countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indictment-en-noun-L63qh0mX
  4. Evidence of failure or poor performance. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indictment-en-noun-IuANdssW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: endictment Hyponyms: preindictment, reindictment Related terms: arraignment, grand jury, plea, pleading Translations (accusation): обвинение (obvinenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), beschuldiging (Dutch), syyte (Finnish), syytös (Finnish), Beschuldigung [feminine] (German), vád (Hungarian), gyanúsítás (Hungarian), megvádolás (Hungarian), vádolás (Hungarian), oskarżenie [neuter] (Polish), обвине́ние (obvinénije) [neuter] (Russian), obvinenie (Slovak), acusación (Spanish), anklagelse (Swedish) Translations (criminal accusation): 起訴 (Chinese Mandarin), 起诉 (qǐsù) (Chinese Mandarin), beschuldiging (Dutch), ákæra [feminine] (Faroese), syyte (Finnish), syytekirjelmä (Finnish), inculpation [feminine] (French), mise en examen [feminine] (French), Anklage [feminine] (German), अभियोग (abhiyog) [masculine] (Hindi), vádemelés (Hungarian), vád alá helyezés (Hungarian), dakwaan (Indonesian), 起訴 (kiso) (alt: きそ) (Japanese), 기소 (giso) (Korean), crīmen [neuter] (Latin), обвинителен акт (obvinitelen akt) [masculine] (Macedonian), tilltale (Norwegian), Aunkloag [feminine] (Plautdietsch), akt oskarżenia [masculine] (Polish), oskarżenie [neuter] (Polish), indiciamento [masculine] (Portuguese), обвини́тельный акт (obvinítelʹnyj akt) [masculine] (Russian), обвине́ние (obvinénije) [neuter] (Russian), obžaloba [feminine] (Slovak), formulación de cargos (Spanish), sakdal (Tagalog), itham (Turkish), suçlama (Turkish), ditiad [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'accusation': 43 10 43 5 Disambiguation of 'criminal accusation': 46 10 39 5

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          "text": "[…]— the indictment will remain sealed until his expected arraignment on Tuesday, when the charges will be formally revealed.",
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        "(law) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment."
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        "law"
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          "ref": "1910, Emma Goldman, “Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty”, in Anarchism and Other Essays",
          "text": "Can there be a greater indictment against patriotism than that it will thus brand a man a criminal, throw him into prison, and rob him of the results of fifteen years of faithful service?",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 July 26, Christian Wolmar, “Closing ticket offices to lead to 'catch-22' for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 42",
          "text": "I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.",
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        }
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        "An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation."
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        "(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation."
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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          "text": "an indictment of his ability to lead",
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        },
        {
          "text": "an indictment of his game",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evidence of failure or poor performance."
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "word": "endictment"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "起訴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qǐsù",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "起诉"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "beschuldiging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ákæra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "syyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "syytekirjelmä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inculpation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mise en examen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Anklage"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "abhiyog",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अभियोग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "vádemelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "vád alá helyezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "dakwaan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きそ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiso",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "起訴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "giso",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "기소"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "crīmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "obvinitelen akt",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обвинителен акт"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "tilltale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aunkloag"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akt oskarżenia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oskarżenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "indiciamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obvinítelʹnyj akt",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обвини́тельный акт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obvinénije",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обвине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obžaloba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "formulación de cargos"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "sakdal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "itham"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "word": "suçlama"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "criminal accusation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ditiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obvinitelen akt",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "word": "обвинителен акт"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acte d’accusation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Anklageschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "word": "vádirat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akt oskarżenia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "žaloba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "word": "iddianame"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bill of indictment",
      "word": "savca"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obvinenie",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обвинение"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "beschuldiging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "syyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "syytös"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Beschuldigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "vád"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "gyanúsítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "megvádolás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "vádolás"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oskarżenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obvinénije",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обвине́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "obvinenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "acusación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "accusation",
      "word": "anklagelse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indictment"
}

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