indictment

• Acusación formal y escrita presentada por un gran jurado, que sostiene que una persona ha cometido un delito específico. También puede referirse al acto de acusar formalmente o al documento que contiene dicha acusación.

A formal written accusation or charge issued by a grand jury, stating that a person has committed a specific crime.

1. Formal criminal chargeC1formallegal

   A formal written accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime.

   acusación formal

   • The grand jury issued an indictment against the suspect for fraud.
   • He was under indictment for embezzlement.
   • The indictment listed multiple counts of corruption.

   Sinónimosaccusationbill of indictmentchargepresentmenttrue bill

2. Criticism or condemnationC1formal

   A thing that serves to condemn or criticize something, often a system or practice.

   Condena o crítica

   • The high poverty rate is an indictment of the current economic system.
   • The report was a damning indictment of the company's safety practices.
   • The film is a powerful indictment of social inequality.

   Sinónimoscensurecondemnationcriticismdenunciationrebukereproach

   Antónimosaccoladecommendationpraise