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indictment
[in-'dit-ment]

1: the action or the legal process of indicting

2 a: a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a grand jury that charges a person or persons with an offense
(compare complaint information)

b: "bill of indictment" at bill § 3b

 

 

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996.
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