indictment
     n 1: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney
          charging a person with some offense [syn: bill of
          indictment]
     2: an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of
        modern philosophy"

Indictment \In*dict"ment\, n. [Cf. Inditement.]
   1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

   2. (Law) The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the
      prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand
      jury.

   Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand
         jury is essential, while an information rests only on
         presentation by the prosecuting authority.

   3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation.

   Bill of indictment. See under Bill.