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   indictment

   /ɪnˈdʌɪtm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime: North American "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"

   Word Origin Middle Englishenditement, inditement, from Anglo-Norman French enditement, from enditer (see indict).

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