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Word: Indictment
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English enditement, inditement, from Anglo-Norman French enditement, from enditer (see indict)
ɪnˈdʌɪtm(ə)nt
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
Short Definition:formal charge or accusation of serious crime
Examples:- an indictment for conspiracy
a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned
Short Definition:thing that serves to illustrate that system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned
Examples:- these rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society
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