indictment
US: /ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt/
UK: /ɪndˈaɪtmənt/
UK: /ɪndˈaɪtmənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
indictment /in'daitmənt/
- danh từ
- sự truy tố, sự buộc tội
- bản cáo trạng
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of / on sb/sth) a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong: The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society. + This research is a terrible indictment on the medical profession.
2 [C] (especially AmE) a written statement accusing sb of a crime
3 [U] (especially AmE) the act of officially accusing sb of a crime: This led to his indictment on allegations of conspiracy.
Collocation dictionary
1 sign that sth is bad/wrong
ADJ.
powerful | damning, scathing, terrible
Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
| sad
2 accusing sb of a crime
ADJ.
criminal | fresh
VERB + INDICTMENT
issue, bring
A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization.
| be charged on, be convicted on, be tried on | plead (not) guilty to
INDICTMENT + VERB
charge (sb/sth with sth)
an indictment charging theft
PREP.
in a/the ~
Two men were named in the indictment.
| on ~
a trial on indictment
| ~ against
They issued an indictment against them.
| ~ for
She was convicted on an indictment for conspiracy.
Concise English dictionary
indictmentsɪn'daɪtmənt
noun
+a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
+an accusation of wrongdoing
