bill of indictment

noun

, Law.

1. a written accusation submitted to a grand jury for its decision.

bill of indictment

noun

1. criminal law a formal document accusing a person or persons of crime, formerly presented to a grand jury for certification as a true bill but now signed by a court official

Example Sentences

At the request of the prosecution, a second charge of causing her death by careless driving was added to the bill of indictment, which he pleaded guilty to.

From BBC

No doubt that too would have become a new charge in the critics' bill of indictment against the West.

From Salon

Yet in Deneen's bill of indictment, the social consequences of Republican policies were somehow the fault of liberals.

From Salon

The term ignoramus was written on bills of indictment when the evidence presented seemed insufficient to justify prosecution.

From Fox News

The bill of indictment lists six accusations against the accused, including voluntary homicide, the possession and detonation of an explosive, as well as forming part of a criminal organisation.

From BBC

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