indictment

A set of written criminal charges issued against a party, where a grand jury, under the guidance of a prosecutor, has found that sufficient evidence exists to justify trying the party for that crime.

The act or process of obtaining such charges.

A document or other communication that makes accusations of wrongdoing or describes an unacceptable situation:

The act of indicting; accusation; formal charge or statement of grievances; formal complaint before a tribunal.

In law, the formal complaint by which a criminal offense, found by the grand jury to have been committed, is by it charged against the supposed offender for presentation to the court, that he may be put on trial.

In Scots law, a form or process by which a criminal is brought to trial at the instance of the lord advocate.

The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

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

An accusation in general; a formal accusation.