The Grand Jury issued a felony indictment of John Smith for robbing the First Main Street Bank
The judge announced the indictment of the two men who had robbed Mrs. Tucker's house.
The indictment shows the defendant to be charged with two counts of trespassing, fleeing to elude, and felony battery.
In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a criminal offense.
Like other words that end in -ment, the word indictment is a noun.
The district attorney was seeking an indictment or formal accusation from the Grand Jury that said there was sufficient evidence to hold Dave accountable for the crime of first degree arson in the case of the Black Tavern Fire.
An indictment is, essentially, to be formally accused of something. An example sentence is: The indictment was absolutely humiliating for him.
The word amend means to change. So a motion to amend indictment means a motion to change the indictment.
The word "indictment" is pronounced as in-DYT-muhnt. The stress is on the second syllable.
The state made a serious accusation against its treasurer based on the audit. An indictment is not a proof of guilt, only an accusation that a crime was committed.
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After a formal investigation, OJ Simpson received an indictment, followed by a trial. He was found not guilty in the famous court case concerning the death of his wife.