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BILL OF INDICTMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
Synonyms:
bill of indictment; indictment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bill of indictment" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Meronyms (parts of "bill of indictment"):
charge; complaint ((criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bill of indictment"):
murder charge; murder indictment (an indictment charging someone with murder)
true bill (an indictment endorsed by a grand jury)
