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INDICTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
Synonyms:
bill of indictment; indictment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indictment" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Meronyms (parts of "indictment"):
charge; complaint ((criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indictment"):
murder charge; murder indictment (an indictment charging someone with murder)
true bill (an indictment endorsed by a grand jury)
Derivation:
indict (accuse formally of a crime)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An accusation of wrongdoing
Example:
the book is an indictment of modern philosophy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indictment" is a kind of...):
accusal; accusation (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
Derivation:
indict (accuse formally of a crime)
