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arraignment

English

Etymology

arraign +? -ment

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /???e?nm?nt/

Noun

arraignment (countable and uncountable, plural arraignments)

(law) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.

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indictment

English

Alternative forms

endictment

Etymology

18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indict?re, from Latin indictus.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /?n?da?t.m?nt/

Noun

indictment (countable and uncountable, plural indictments)

(law) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. [from 14th c.]
(law) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. [from 16th c.]
(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]
Evidence of failure or poor performance.

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arraignment

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indictment

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