indictmentɪnˈdaɪt mənt
English Definitions:
indictment, bill of indictment (noun)
a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
indictment (noun)
an accusation of wrongdoing
"the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
indictment (Noun)
an official written accusation on behalf of the government for a serious offence; a document outlining serious charges of an accused
indictment (Noun)
accusation
Indictment
An indictment, in the common law system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that maintain the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that lack the concept of felonies often use that of an indictable offence—an offence that requires an indictment. In most common law jurisdictions, an indictment was handed up by a grand jury, which returned a "true bill" if it found cause to make the charge, or "no bill" if it did not find cause. The right of one accused of a felony or serious crime to have the charges reviewed for probable cause by a grand jury before being tried by a petit jury, except for certain cases tried in courts-martial, is secured by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, but this has been abolished in most parts of the world.
Indictment
An indictment ( in-DYTE-mənt) is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use the felonies concept often use that of an indictable offence, an offence that requires an indictment.
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