INDICTMENT


Meaning of INDICTMENT in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

damning

The most damning and best-known indictment of medicine in the radical tradition is Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich.

They are a damning indictment of the richest country in the world.

federal

And the federal indictment still mentions other unindicted co-conspirators.

All are under federal indictment , including Ramos, who like the rest, is a federal fugitive.

■ VERB

face

Former justice minister Tzahi Hanegbi faces indictment on corruption charges.

He originally faced a 25-count indictment , which was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

Could she be, as some have suggested, the key to whether the president or first lady faces future indictments ?

Persistent investigations into her finances and actions make her the first presidential spouse to enter a second term faced with potential indictment .

seek

Does it mean that Starr has decided not to seek an indictment of either President Clinton or the first lady?

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A 15-page indictment was placed before the panel of judges.

Hancock pleaded not guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of four bombings.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

All are under federal indictment , including Ramos, who like the rest, is a federal fugitive.

Denied effective legal counsel prior to his indictment , Stewart's trial at Inveraray in September 1752 was a travesty of justice.

Freeman and lawyers for the financial advisors could not be reached to comment on the indictment charges.

He wrote Moody for authority to ask a grand jury which was in session for an indictment against the mob leaders.

His latest sculptural indictments are on view at Josh Baer until 17 October.

This list, by no means complete, is an indictment of a careless society.

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