English-Thai Dictionary

indictment

N ข้อกล่าวหา  คำ ฟ้องร้อง  arraignment kor-kao-ha

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDICTMENT

n.indi'tement. A written accusation or formal charge of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred by a grand jury under oath to a court. 1. The paper or parchment containing the accusation of a grand jury.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDICTMENT

In *dict "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Inditement. ]

 

1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.

 

Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority.

 

3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation. Bill of indictment. See under Bill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

indictment

in dict ment |inˈdītmənt ɪnˈdaɪtmənt | ▶noun 1 Law a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime: an indictment for conspiracy. • the action of indicting or being indicted: the indictment of twelve people who had imported cocaine. 2 a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned: these rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society. ORIGIN Middle English enditement, inditement, from Anglo-Norman French enditement, from enditer (see indict ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

indictment

indictment |ɪnˈdʌɪtm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime: an indictment for conspiracy. • [ mass noun ] the action of indicting or being indicted: the indictment of twelve people who had imported cocaine. 2 a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned: these rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society. ORIGIN Middle English enditement, inditement, from Anglo-Norman French enditement, from enditer (see indict ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

indictment

indictment noun the indictment named only one defendant: charge, accusation, arraignment, citation, summons; allegation, imputation; Brit. plaint; N. Amer. impeachment; N. Amer. informal beef; archaic inculpation. ANTONYMS acquittal.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

indictment

in dict ment /ɪndáɪtmənt / (! -dict-は /daɪt /) 名詞 1 C 【制度 社会などの 】欠陥を示すもの «of » .2 U 〘法 〙起訴 ; 告発 ▸ be under indictment for A Aのかどで起訴されている .3 C 告発 [起訴 ]状 .