indictment

英 [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt]

美 [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt]

n.  (制度、社会等的)衰败迹象，腐败迹象; 刑事起诉书; 公诉书; 控告; 起诉

复数：indictments　

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Collins.2 / BNC.10038 / COCA.5627

牛津词典

noun

• （制度、社会等的）衰败迹象，腐败迹象
  a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong
  1. The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.
     我们的城市中贫民的苦况是现代社会的一大败象。
• 刑事起诉书；公诉书
  a written statement accusing sb of a crime
• 控告；起诉
  the act of officially accusing sb of a crime
  1. This led to his indictment on allegations of conspiracy.
     这件事最终使他被控犯有共谋罪。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 控诉;谴责
  If you say that one thing isan indictment ofanother thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is.
  1. 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。
• N-VAR 控告;告发;起诉
  Anindictmentis a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
  Synonym:bill of indictment
• an accusation of wrongdoing
  1. the book is an indictment of modern philosophy

双语例句

• Prosecutor's indictment discretion is not exactly same as the abuse of public prosecution and discretion may be abused.
  检察官的公诉裁量权和公诉权滥用不完全相同，公诉裁量权也可能被滥用。
• The indictment says the unidentified official caused the payments to be made.
  起诉书称，身份不明的官员促成了这笔款项的支付。
• The indictment against Gupta, released this morning, is pretty damning.
  上周三发布的对古普塔的起诉书证据相当确凿。
• Now that you've stabbed one of my guys with an indictment.
  但是你现在已经害得我一个伙计接受控告了。
• One guy was actually indicted but committed suicide the weekend before the indictment came in.
  有一个员工实际上面临着起诉，但是却在，起诉书到达前的一个周末自杀。
• The Department of Justice indictment names 14 people on charges including racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
  司法部的起诉书列出了14个人的名字，他们被控的罪名包括诈骗、电信欺诈和共谋洗钱。
• The indictment set the judicial process in motion. The complainant accused the defendant of cheating him.
  控诉加快了裁决过程原告控诉被告欺诈他。
• This was not an indictment of our abilities.
  这不是对我们能力的一种控诉。
• It's not a confession. it's an indictment!
  这不是认罪书，这是起诉书！
• The clerk to the justice read out the indictment.
  法官秘书宣读了起诉书。