Indictment refers to formal charges filed against someone for a crime. It is a legal document that accuses a person of committing a wrongdoing and initiates the process of their trial in a court of law.
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How many times do we have to hear this kind of
indictment of wind power before anyone takes any notice?
Successfully defended aircraft maintenance company against two count felony
indictment in federal court.
Later — after his own unsuccessful fight for justice — he set out to help others who, one day, may find themselves facing
federal indictment.
He's king of the road — even while under
indictment for political corruption.
He lost his re-election campaign in 2008 while
under indictment for the bribery, corruption and fraud charges.
Under these headings, Risk issued a 24 -
count indictment of American primary - secondary education as the commissioners found it in 1983.
Before a prosecutor decides if they will proceed
by indictment, they will see if the accused person has a previous record with other assault convictions.
Second — a
criminal indictment in a case like this is going to be significantly lower than civil allegations.
Forty four of the charges resulting from a grand
jury indictment carried a mandatory sentence of life in prison as a sex offender had the client been convicted.
The criminal
indictment filed should be of interest to many that were or still are in the advance fee debt settlement business.
That was a pretty precise
indictment from his church, as well as from the public at large.
The shutdown appears to be linked to lengthy
indictment involving seven individuals associated with the website.
This last statement seems a pretty
clear indictment of the «cash - back» product a very poor solution for «debt consolidation».
Certainly, the widening gap between rich and poor is a
terrible indictment of government policy.
Far from being «nonsense» it was a
devastating indictment of the operation of government after an over long stay by one party in office.
The prosecutor, after all, completely controls the criminal charge submitted to the grand jury for
possible indictment.
He argued that the drugs counts and firearms counts should not appear on the
same indictment.
First, that's a
chilling indictment of the current system and our generations of attempted turnaround efforts.
Despite the possible cloud of
indictment looming over the chamber, the Republican conference is plans continue the legislative session as planned.
It's a
telling indictment of the catch rule, though, that either play was even close to not being ruled a touchdown.
It's a
severe indictment on publishers that authors were not welcomed to the book fair last year.
That he was unable to change anything substantial in the tactical approach is a
stark indictment of his leadership and suitability for a job at the very highest level.
This argument, with its
implicit indictment of market - driven healthcare, is sure to provoke a wide range of reactions.
The year's greatest monster came not from a horror film but from a
biting indictment of ambulance - chasing American media.
We are not aware of any instance where a
misdemeanor indictment mechanism was used two days before trial to prevent the trial from going forward.
The genius comedy show took the classic film and turned it into a hilarious and
cutting indictment of female beauty standards.
His entire output, despite the strains of nostalgia and humor, is a
steady indictment of American culture as he has lived it over the past 60 years.
Your general assessment, as stated, can be construed as your
perspective indictment of scientists for doing science; while you seem to prefer reporting opinions.
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