What is another word for indictments?

Pronunciation: [ɪndˈa͡ɪtmənts] (IPA)

Indictments refer to the formal charges against an individual or group for a crime. There are several synonyms for indictments, with some of the most commonly used including accusations, charges, complaints, allegations, and grievances. All these words share the same basic meaning as indictments, though each has its distinct nuances. Interestingly, these synonyms are not interchangeable, as they are sometimes used to describe specific types of accusations. For instance, accusations may refer to charges that are not yet proven, and complaints may refer to lesser offenses. Nonetheless, these words all describe the legal process of holding someone accountable for wrongdoing.

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Usage examples for Indictments

He earnestly urged the grand jury to fearlessly investigate the matter, and if they were convinced that any person participated in the hanging of the three persons in any way spoken of by him, they ought to find indictments accordingly.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
By Oct 1819, he had six indictments to answer, on two of which he was tried from 12 to 16 October.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
Altogether, Penrod felt that his case was worse than Sam's-until Sam offered a suggestion that roused such horrible possibilities concerning the principal item of their offense that all thought of the smaller indictments disappeared.
"Penrod and Sam"
Booth Tarkington

Famous quotes with Indictments

  • One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
    William Feather
  • Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
    Harold H. Greene
  • The truth can not be drowned by any flood of false indictments.
    Slobodan Milosevic
  • Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.
    Karl Rove
  • was just too hard to classify: most of the first wave of American reviewers had convicted it of trying to be truthful and fanciful at the same time. Since I had clearly had no other aim in mind, I read these indictments with sad bewilderment. The most powerful reviewer, in had seized on my incidental remark 'Rilke was a prick' in order to instruct me that Rilke was, on the contrary, an important German poet.
    Clive James

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