Accusation vs. Indictment
Accusationnoun
The act of accusing.
Accusationnoun
(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
Accusationnoun
An allegation.
Accusationnoun
The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.
Accusationnoun
That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.
Accusationnoun
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
Accusationnoun
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
Accusationnoun
a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
Accusationnoun
the action or process of accusing someone
Accusation
An accusation is a statement by one person asserting that another person or entity has done something improper. The person who makes the accusation is an accuser, while the subject against whom it is made is the accused.
Indictmentnoun
(legal) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
Indictmentnoun
(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.
Indictmentnoun
An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
Indictmentnoun
The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.
Indictmentnoun
The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.
Indictmentnoun
An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
Indictmentnoun
a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
Indictmentnoun
an accusation of wrongdoing;
Indictment
An indictment ( in-DYT-mənt) is a criminal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use the felonies concept often use that of an indictable offence, an offence that requires an indictment.
