Word · Frequency #10038
indictments
起诉；控告
indictments is the plural of indictment.
A formal accusation of a crime, or the process of bringing such an accusation before a jury.
- 1.
An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
对刑事犯罪的正式指控,或将其提交至陪审团的过程。
- 2.
a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
为起诉律师撰写的正式文件,指控某人犯有某项罪行。
- 3.
The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.
概述相关指控的正式法律文件；起诉书。
- 4.
an accusation of wrongdoing
对不当行为的指控。
- 5.
An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
对不当行为的指控；批评或谴责。
- 6.
Evidence of failure or poor performance.
失败或表现不佳的证据。
起诉书；公诉书；谴责；指责；失败的明证；对刑事犯罪的正式指控,或将其提交至陪审团的过程。；为起诉律师撰写的正式文件,指控某人犯有某项罪行。
In use
The grand jury issued an indictment against the warehouse manager.
The indictment clearly listed the company's illegal activities.
He hired a new lawyer after the indictment was announced.
the book is an indictment of modern philosophy
indictment against sb
表示对某人提出起诉。
The prosecutor filed an indictment against the suspect.
检察官对嫌疑人提起了起诉。
indictment for sth
表示因某事被起诉。
He is facing an indictment for fraud.
他因欺诈面临起诉。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- bring an indictment
- 提起公诉
- The prosecutor decided to bring an indictment against the suspect.检察官决定对嫌疑人提起公诉。
- face an indictment
- 面临起诉
- The company now faces a federal indictment for fraud.该公司现在面临联邦起诉，罪名是欺诈。
- hand down an indictment
- 下达起诉书
- The grand jury handed down an indictment yesterday.大陪审团昨天下达了起诉书。
- grand jury indictment
- 大陪审团起诉书
- The grand jury indictment included multiple counts of corruption.大陪审团起诉书包括多项腐败罪名。
- criminal indictment
- 刑事起诉书
- The criminal indictment was unsealed by the court.刑事起诉书由法院解封。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆: 'in'（进入）+ 'dict'（说）→ 进入法庭的正式指控。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、法庭 通常用于法律和司法领域，比较正式。
Grammar Note
法律语境常指正式起诉书或起诉过程；引申义可表示对某事物的强烈谴责或指责。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Pattern_words for 'indictment' include words sharing the 'dict' spelling (indict, dictate, dictionary) and words ending in '-ment' (excitement, commitment, statement). Note: the 'dict' in indictment is pronounced /daɪt/, not /dɪkt/ as in dictate or dictionary. Words like excitement have a similar /aɪt/ sound but with different spelling and stress.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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