indictment
indictment
nounDefinition of INDICTMENT
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person <that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases>
Related Words accusation, allegation, plea; crimination; counteraccusation, countercharge; arraignment, impeachment; implication, imputation, innuendo, insinuation; censure, condemnation, denunciation; incrimination, recrimination
Learn More About
Ask The Editor Videos
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up indictment? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
