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indictment n.起诉；控告；起诉状 (1) 他们撤销了对经理的起诉。(2) 不要把它看成是对你本人的一次起诉。(3) 即使威胁要控告他也不能使这一不肯合作的证人说出一个字来。(4) 书记官在喃喃诵读起诉状。(5) 当一个被告被控犯重罪时，大多数州还要求由大陪审团来递交起诉状。 An indictment is most frequently a charge of a serious crime. You may have heard on television legal programs the phrase "on the first count of the indictment," which means that there's more than one charge of a category of crime in the indictment. The word can also be used more informally to mean an accusation. A book or article detailing the wrongdoing of a person or industry may be said to be an indictment of that person or industry.

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英 [ɪn'daɪtmənt] 美 [ɪn'daɪtmənt] (1) They quashed the indictment against the manager.(2) Don't view it as an indictment of you as a person.(3) Even threats of indictment didn't loosen the tongue of the balky witness.(4) The clerk was gabbling over the indictment.(5) Most states also require an indictment by a grand jury when a defendant is charged with a felony. An indictment, or a legal document charging you with a crime, is something you don't want to be the recipient of, so try not to rob any banks or start any money laundering schemes, and you'll probably be okay. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]控诉；谴责 If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is.   [oft N of n]It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.警察很容易就成了暴徒下手袭击的对象，这是一个社会的悲哀。2[N-VAR 可变名词]控告；告发；起诉 An indictment is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.   [oft N against n]  [mainly AM 主美]  [LEGAL 法律]Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges...检举官可能不久就会以敲诈勒索与欺诈罪名提起诉讼。The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading.政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。

英语单词	indictment
英美音标	英 [ɪn'daɪtmənt] 美 [ɪn'daɪtmənt]
中文释义	n.起诉；控告；起诉状
英语例句	(1) They quashed the indictment against the manager. (2) Don't view it as an indictment of you as a person. (3) Even threats of indictment didn't loosen the tongue of the balky witness. (4) The clerk was gabbling over the indictment. (5) Most states also require an indictment by a grand jury when a defendant is charged with a felony.
中文例句	(1) 他们撤销了对经理的起诉。 (2) 不要把它看成是对你本人的一次起诉。 (3) 即使威胁要控告他也不能使这一不肯合作的证人说出一个字来。 (4) 书记官在喃喃诵读起诉状。 (5) 当一个被告被控犯重罪时，大多数州还要求由大陪审团来递交起诉状。
vocabulary简明	An indictment, or a legal document charging you with a crime, is something you don't want to be the recipient of, so try not to rob any banks or start any money laundering schemes, and you'll probably be okay.
vocabulary扩展	An indictment is most frequently a charge of a serious crime. You may have heard on television legal programs the phrase "on the first count of the indictment," which means that there's more than one charge of a category of crime in the indictment. The word can also be used more informally to mean an accusation. A book or article detailing the wrongdoing of a person or industry may be said to be an indictment of that person or industry.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]控诉；谴责 If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is. [oft N of n] It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs. 警察很容易就成了暴徒下手袭击的对象，这是一个社会的悲哀。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]控告；告发；起诉 An indictment is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime. [oft N against n] [mainly AM 主美] [LEGAL 法律] Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges... 检举官可能不久就会以敲诈勒索与欺诈罪名提起诉讼。 The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading. 政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。

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