How To Use Indictment In A Sentence

A damning indictment for a Paul Bartel film, Lust in the Dust is found guilty of being bland and lame.
Yesterday he was to be arraigned on new charges of insider trading, filing false tax forms and conspiracy to falsify books and records in an expanded indictment unveiled May 1.
It developed that he had another wife living and his indictment for bigamy followed.
The Servant is a savage indictment of the English class system, and its waning hold over all aspects of the working and cultural life of Britain.
He has been in federal custody since his indictment last August, unable to make bail.

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On the one hand, victims of crime could now bring their cases to the attention of the authorities through bills of indictment instead of through the cumbrous and difficult procedure of appeal.
An indictment of Carol for larceny would therefore be properly subject to dismissal as unconstitutionally vague as applied to her case.
This entire missing in action saga is an indictment of the conservatives insistance that "no governing is best governing. Bennett: Sanford needs to stop 'embarrassing himself'
We would acknowledge receipt of Indictment 86-1246 and waive formal reading.
The non-existence of a national paid maternity leave scheme is a sad indictment on how working women are treated here when compared to other countries around the world.
According to Sarah, reporters are not able to comment that there is speculation that Palin will be under indictment. doris cashman Palin attorney warns media over 'defamatory' charges
Karadzic rarely referred to specific allegations in the indictment, concentrating instead on what he described as the victimization of the Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia, which prompted them to take up arms. Fore, right!
What a sad indictment of modern Britain. The Sun
How affecting he is now, outlining aspects of the divisive mess that's ensued since the deaths of Doctors Bond and Barnes, in this engrossingly sad indictment of power gone awry, directed by Don Argott serving as his own cinematographer. Michael Henry Adams: The Art of the Steal: Betraying Dr. Albert Barnes and Future Generations
Jane Eyre (Ch. 12) "Shirley" is a powerful indictment of the position of women in nineteenth-century England. The Better Part
It is a troubling indictment of new, burdensome, institutional barriers to free inquiry.
And after having in this way, quietly and by subreption, introduced this its definition of the term "_bourgeoisie_," the indictment goes on to formulate its final charge as follows: The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle
Our law allows an appeal to be brought against a murderer by the widow, or next heir, of the person murdered, yea, though the murderer have been acquitted upon an indictment; and, if the murderer be found guilty upon that appeal, execution shall be awarded at the suit of the appellant, who may properly be called the avenger of blood. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)
Any further indictments, particularly of key officeholders, on the eve of the session or while lawmakers are in Austin could turn the session on its ear.
It is a terrible indictment on those in charge that this poor man and his family suffered so much for so long. The Sun
It developed that he had another wife living and his indictment for bigamy followed.
Being upon it examined and committed, in the end he not only confessed the fact with that beast at that time, but sundry times before and at several times with all the rest of the forenamed in his indictment. Pervy pilgrims punished! « raincoaster
The indictment, handed up late Wednesday, lists four counts: possession with intent to distribute PCP; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; possession of two handguns in furtherance of drug trafficking; possessing those guns as a felon. Prosecution of 'Teflon Defendant' progresses with indictment on PCP, gun charges
Shortly after that announcement, a brief statement came from The Hague saying the prosecutor had submitted an indictment and supporting materials to the pre-trial judge. Hariri Tribunal Prosecutor Submits Indictments
So the first order of business at the Trial of Barack Obama was to "delineate" (I think he just meant "delete") the most explosive charges -- treason and sedition -- from the indictment. News & Politics
The five judges of the South Jakarta District Court used Suharto's third non-appearance last week to throw out the indictment.
But her indictment is limitless and encompasses orthodox faith as well as faithless practice.
If captured he will now face an international indictment for war crimes. Times, Sunday Times
Hers is a damning indictment of Executive policy and she makes a strong case.
The prosecutor would not be in contempt of court if the prosecutor did not proceed with the indictment.
The indictment claims that the television evangelist failed to report more than $550,000 in income over three years, beginning in 1998.
The tide was out and to my dismay I found the beach a disgrace and an indictment on our society.
It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
The worst outcome would be a second crime; an indictment and conviction not soundly based. Times, Sunday Times
Championship tonight); indictment of Cuban MiG pilots and Air Force chief in shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996; and more. Behind the News
He was found guilty of nine counts of his indictment and sentenced to life imprisonment (his sentences, ranging from ten years to life run concurrently).
It is my submission that the matter is, at its simplest level, where a person is not convicted on indictment he is convicted summarily.
KBR itself estimated that the subcontract for fuel tankers would run about $685,000, according to the indictment.
I'm trying hard not to take this as an indictment of my efforts, assuring myself it's symptomatic of our age, an aimless seeking without focus.
Answers in the negative are not necessarily an indictment of the police, just as they are not necessarily proof of the accused's innocence. Times, Sunday Times
The U. S. attorney wants to collect indictments under a charge of sedition. WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE
John Pilger recently wrote a searing indictment of the ‘liberal media’ - the Guardian and Independent very much included.
Mr. Karadzic rarely referred to specific allegations in the indictment, concentrating instead on what he described as the victimization of the Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia, which prompted them to take up arms. Karadzic: Serbs Acted in Self-Defense
Barnes could easily have made this novel into a sledgehammer indictment of racism, but what he does is far more subtle.
The Commission makes no effort to explain why the lack of an indictment was dispositive outside of a law enforcement context.
It would be a sad indictment of society were your book to sell in huge numbers. Times, Sunday Times
The documentary seemed more of an indictment of the star system.
The failure of parts of the press to provide that is a terrible indictment. Times, Sunday Times
The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder.
This research is a terrible indictment on the medical profession.
The indictment against Adams, as I read it, is that he's a fat, pompous old windbag who assumes that anyone with an opposing viewpoint is a fool or a knave.
The slow grind of American law has produced indictments.
He went on to give an emotional, blistering indictment of the Democrats and Republicans, both parties, for what he described as a shameful attempt, in his words, to conduct a shameless -- to walk -- let me get this quote right. CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2005
A shaming indictment of the woeful British attitude to sport at grassroots level, McKenna's story is difficult to believe.
MLK at 79 Would Still be Debating the Slaughters and Lies of Capitalist Imperialism yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'MLK at 79 Would Still be Debating the Slaughters and Lies of Capitalist Imperialism'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Corporate media blocks public knowledge of the fury of King\'s outcry over U.S. wars of occupation and the powerful indictment of his government in his Beyond Vietnam speech, that made bold headlines in newspapers around the world. MLK at 79 Would Still be Debating the Slaughters and Lies of Capitalist Imperialism
I'm sure your testimony in front of Senate committees is invaluable Mr. Holder, but how about starting some indictments for the torture regime that just left office?? Holder pushes hate crimes law; GOP unpersuaded
A powerful indictment of the system, it errs on the side of cartoonish overstatement once or twice but overall is well worth seeing.
By section 33 of the Act, breach of this duty is punishable as a criminal offence, triable both summarily and on indictment.
The podiatrist billed Medicare for 20 nail removals on three toes of one patient, according to the indictment. 111 Charged In Medicare Scams Worth $225 Million
But they are also an indictment of a government which has no clear idea how to get British forces home without further heavy loss of life. Times, Sunday Times
The part of the greatest value of this book is the account of the indictment of the vice president and his unpersoning.
What obstacle would there then have been to the presentation of an indictment for the extradition offence?
As a statement of fact, it is a shocking indictment of our society after a period of relative wealth by comparison with other nations.
The fact that actual slum conditions continue to exist at all is an indictment of the housing situation. Introduction to Social Administration in Britain
An information is an accusation presented directly by the prosecutor without a grand jury indictment.
The appellant was charged on a separate indictment with criminal involvement in the two drug importations in April and May 1996.
It is an indictment of the present Beijing regime that it has created a situation in China's mines which finds its only parallels in the barbarities of wartime Japanese imperialism.
The threat of indictment for perjury, however, appears to have refreshed his memory.
Despite the allegations of abuse, corruption, and the indictments of several officers in the unit, many credit it with keeping a lid on gang violence.
The prohibition against graven images of God in the twentieth chapter of "Exodus" becomes an indictment of representation that targets the very foundations of modernity: thou shalt not make of God an object.
He produced numerous pieces that are bitter indictments of the health-care system and the pharmaceutical industry.
In this searing indictment, he argues that the law lord's findings clearly contradict the evidence he heard.
It was perhaps the first and the bitterest indictment of the press's irresistible tendency to trade in human suffering under the rubric of ‘human interest’.
They did not have to charge rape by physical force or physical violence, but he specifically lists that in his indictment.
An indictment is far from a conviction but as Martin Kramer points out, this refusal to recognise inconvenient truths is also proving an indictment on their claims of expertise.
‘Why do men then now not reck his rod?’ What a tremendous line, a savage indictment of humanity's colossal ignorance.
There can be no doubt that a rational jury could find that some or all of the minacious communications charged in the superseding indictment against Baker constituted threats by the defendant to harm a female human being.
My submission on that would be it is a duty upon the prosecution to ensure the indictment is in proper form.
The L.A. Times team has written a searing, unflinching and unequivocal indictment of a morally criminal operation bereft of any apologies or doubts.
The Post Office closure programme was "bulldozed" through local opposition, with the consultation exercise little more than a "sham", according to a damning indictment from influential MPs Mid morning update: Brown shuffles as party crashes and burns
If there are no originals, they will serve very well to commit the notary whose seal is on them, and yourself, upon a well-founded indictment for forgery, wilful calumniation, and a whole list of crimes sufficient to send you to the galleys for life. Saracinesca
The indictment provides little detail regarding how they were recruited or coerced, other than to say that one was "enticed" into having sex with gang members before she was turned over to paying customers. StarTribune.com rss feed
Media Watch: My reaction to the minor, but loud, Miss USA/Miss Teen USA media flap is a personal indictment of the organization which "handles" these newly-minted celebrities. View from the Northern Border
The fact that these children cannot read is a damning indictment of our education system.
It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
He found “a substantial ground of truth in the indictment” of working-class Americans as “improvident and apparently incompetent to take care of the pecuniary details of their own life.” A Renegade History of the United States
There will be an order for severance of counts 8 and 11 from the indictment upon the undertakings of the accused as follows.
His candid account is an indictment of our system of justice. Times, Sunday Times
Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
An indictment could make it difficult for CA to borrow money and would be a severe blow to its already battered reputation.
Amid a steroids scandal that led to the indictment of four of his assistant coaches, he dropped dead of a heart attack after a game of racquetball.
And what makes it all the more bizarre is that this dark indictment of a racist and neurotic world was written by a respectable lady who was probably a pillar of that very society.
Her report is expected to deliver a damning indictment of education standards.
The theft had been proved by Albert Jobson, a shopwalker, who gave evidence to the effect that he followed her through the different departments and saw her take the things mentioned in the indictment. Happy Days
Answers in the negative are not necessarily an indictment of the police, just as they are not necessarily proof of the accused's innocence. Times, Sunday Times
This may be Fugard's own form of self-indictment, but it unbalances the play by putting more stress on Afrikaaner angst than on the reality of black poverty. The Train Driver – review
This situation is an indictment on the communities we all live in, and the ball has bounced back to within the walls of Parliament.
Well, the Romans executed him on the mountain, but they did it under duress and the pressure of Jewish leaders, who hated him, not because of the cure he offered but because of the indictment.
These books are an indictment of uncompromising, fanatical, and utopian ideology.
Texas law does not require that such an indictment contain incriminating evidence. Think Progress » BREAKING: Karl Rove to Give Additional Testimony
Denied effective legal counsel prior to his indictment, Stewart's trial at Inveraray in September 1752 was a travesty of justice.
A shocking new indictment really of the readiness to respond to any kind of bioterrorist attack. CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2004
'The regard that shoplifting is the most appropriate choice that the small people have been left with is the grim indictment of who you are. Archive 2009-12-01
Instead, the indictment charges him with having planned, ordered, instigated, or assisted in the perpetration of these crimes.
Drake exchanged hundreds of e-mails with the reporter using a secure mail service, passed along information he received from "unwitting" NSA employees and used his access to classified computer networks to obtain information for the reporter, the indictment states. Spy agency worker accused of leaking documents to reporter
His report was never going to be the searing, damning indictment some had longed for.
The legal responsibility for the charges announced this week may stop with the commanding officer named in the indictment, but the moral responsibility rests with those who chose to go to war.
It is an indictment of our childcare system that the childcare debate only makes the news when there are allegations of abuse.
What a sad indictment of the mess we are in. Times, Sunday Times
It ends up being more a plea for tolerance than a scathing indictment of self-important religious rightness.
It is an indictment of the society, but of course there are individuals who are not corrupt, but there is always a shaving off factor.
Terrible indictment of modern popular culture, blah blah blah. Times, Sunday Times
No, even when indictments, charges and massive fines have been dished out, these people seem unable to admit they've done anything wrong.
The count on which he was convicted was the first count of a three count indictment.
But it would be massively obtuse not to acknowledge the grotesque and terrible injustice the Magdalene Laundries represented, and what a blazingly and compellingly powerful indictment this film is.
The indictment alleges he also handed over diagrams of the Arlington subway stations and gave suggestions about where to put explosives on trains to kill the most people in simultaneous attacks planned for 2011. Farooque Ahmed Arrested For Plotting DC Terrorist Attack
A third alternative is a plea of abatement, which is a plea praying that the indictment may be quashed, for some defect which the plea points out. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844
Passionate, committed and a searing indictment of capitalism, imperialism and war.
Son preference, sex selection, female foeticide, whatever we want to call it, is a damning indictment of India in the 21st Century.
They presented the indictment and brought the charges on behalf of the Commonwealth.
The 606-count indictment alleges that the two title officers, Gary Trafford and Gerri Sheppard, directed employees under their supervision to forge their names on foreclosure documents, then notarize the forged signatures, so that it appeared that the pair actually signed the documents. Nevada Grand Jury Indicts Two in Alleged Robo-Signing Scheme
Very soon after the indictment of Mr. Libby, the tricoteuses glumly conceded that no conspiracy has been uncovered.
The report was a damning indictment of declining safety standards between 2003 and May 2005.
Republican hack Joseph di Genova is now saying on TV that the indictment "proves" that no one in the White House knew Valerie Plame was an undercover agent so they've been exonerated. 10/28/2005
An indictment of the medical system published by a government think-tank in 2005 alerted the leadership about the risks of ignoring healthcare. Times, Sunday Times
Answers in the negative are not necessarily an indictment of the police, just as they are not necessarily proof of the accused's innocence. Times, Sunday Times
Yet another respondent pinpoints Taylor's offhand indictment of ‘older feminists’ as the basis for her ire.
This seems to me to be a damning indictment of education policy.
If I’m following this–apologies for any redundancies–Woodward lies in order to compromise Pincus’ testimony, forcing Fitzgerald to withhold an indictment of…anyone Pincus may have incriminated aka his source. Firedoglake » Is Woody Out?
In 2002 a federal grand jury sitting in Texas returned an indictment charging the defendants with wire fraud and aiding and abetting wire fraud. Times, Sunday Times
Following the grand jury's indictment, however, the retrial was set aside pending the outcome of the federal case.
The truth or falsity of this indictment is an interesting subject for future historical debate. So What Is the Democrats’ “Plan”?
This offence is punishable with up to ten years' imprisonment following conviction on indictment.
‘These are outrageous figures and a sad indictment of the society we are now living in,’ he said.
But Denève appears to see this not as a depressing indictment of our unadventurous approach to music, more as ‘a cliché to be changed’.
In many of these instances, there was no trial, or even indictment - the suspects were detained nevertheless.
Kristof laments the possibility of "mushier" indictments of key Bush Administration officials including Karl Rove and Scooter Libby and calls instead for discretion and fairness, hoping that Patrick Fitzgerald doesn't demonstrate the level of prosecutorial zealotry that Kenneth Starr was guilty of in his witchhunt of the Clintons for much of the 1990's. Fantasies of an Honest Opponent Hinder Liberal Response to Republican Machine
The indictment says one of the suspects (Narseal Batiste) told an al-Qaida representative in 2005 that he was organizing a mission to build an Islamic army to wage jihad.
I know of no larger indictment of the world's descent into subliteracy. Harold Bloom: A Life in Books
She reeks of having too much money and too little taste, and the photograph is an indictment of her shallowness and vanity.
The real indictment is of the Seattle Times that has repeatedly called Reichert's environmental record 'principled.' Environmental Leader Addresses Reichert Flap « PubliCola
There are three counts in my indictment: he was a humourless boor, he was the epitome of negativity and his legend far outstrips his actual achievement.
So, if demotion is the precursor to indictment, when the fuck does Bush get sent to timeout and back to Texas Gubner? Think Progress » Watch out Rove.
The appointed PD pled him not guilty at the postindictment arraignment; Tim watched the proceedings glumly from a wheelchair. THE KILL CLAUSE
After getting a good deal of (sometimes grudging) praise for being cautious on the Rove indictment story, and making slow, incremental progress in other areas, the last thing we need to do is “sink to their level” on an issue like this, especially inviting the good guys to start untrue (or at least unfact checked) swiftboating. Firedoglake » David Broder, Pantysniffing Pervert
All that was required to have Warren bound over for trial was the grand-jury indictment that satisfied a “probable cause” finding that a crime had been committed, that the defendant had committed it, and that if the evidence went uncontradicted or unexplained, the defendant would be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Betrayed
That appears to be a strong indictment of the situation which has developed over the past few years.
Pursuant to English common law, the King had flexible powers to pardon offenses either before or after indictment, conviction or sentencing.
Mr. Symonds offers a pitilessly clear indictment of Hornet skipper Marc Mitscher and his air-group commander, Stanhope Ring, for their mismanagement and cover-up of their carrier's wayward principal air strike on June 4, the "Flight to Nowhere," which saw their dive-bombers and fighters venture forth fruitlessly over empty seas. The Beginning of the End
I have never and would never advocate violence as a solution to any problem but it is a sad indictment of our system that in the end it was the only way out for us.
In 2002 a federal grand jury sitting in Texas returned an indictment charging the defendants with wire fraud and aiding and abetting wire fraud. Times, Sunday Times
Many press accounts have misread this book as an indictment of incentive zoning or as a polemic against privatization.
Judges and lawyers expect chaos in the courts if Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson sticks to his guns and refuses to plea-bargain felony indictments, ...
The fact that actual slum conditions continue to exist at all is an indictment of the housing situation. Introduction to Social Administration in Britain
This led to his indictment on allegations of conspiracy.
The novel is a searing indictment of urban poverty.
Westlaw also manages to beat the OED on this one; “burglariously” is attested by the OED only as far back as 1807, but a quickie Westlaw search locates a 1792 North Carolina case reporting an indictment “for feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering into the dwelling house of one Rice.” The Volokh Conspiracy » Burglariously:
Lebanon is girding for the unsealing of indictments by a U.N. tribunal in the case of Hariri's murder, which is widely expected to implicate Hezbollah and maybe also the Assad regime. Don't Bank on Beirut
The failure to overcome the chasm in skills is an indictment against any government committed to fairness. Times, Sunday Times
The movie is an indictment of musical overexposure and hype as recounted by those who were the musical pawns.
Answers in the negative are not necessarily an indictment of the police, just as they are not necessarily proof of the accused's innocence. Times, Sunday Times
A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization.
The worst outcome would be a second crime; an indictment and conviction not soundly based. Times, Sunday Times
I feel that it is a sad indictment of our society that prostitution, in its current form, is considered a satisfactory form of social remedy.
The part of the greatest value of this book is the account of the indictment of the vice president and his unpersoning.
My point about a grand jury indictment is this at least forces Obama and Holder to present evidence to a neutral group of American citizens before offing the guy. The Volokh Conspiracy » Opinio Juris Discussions of Targeting of US Citizen
Instead, he and his attorney negotiated a deal before a formal indictment was brought against him.
They reveal so many surprising and new facts that it is a damning indictment of the usual histories that are peddled in schools and colleges.
A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization.
In 2002 a federal grand jury sitting in Texas returned an indictment charging the defendants with wire fraud and aiding and abetting wire fraud. Times, Sunday Times
Originally, it was intended that the charge should feature on and be tried at the same time as the indictment for murder.
That youngsters want to attend such parties is a terrible indictment of our nation. THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock
The limb that is left to gangrene normally has to be cut off, and that would be a sad indictment on yourselves and a very poor response to the residents of the periphery of town.
The result is an indictment of the current political system as disturbing as any ideological tract.
judgments referent to the indictment
It's a woeful indictment of a hopeless situation.
Despite the tolerance of suicide that there is now, it is still illegal for anyone to help another to die; the Suicide Act states firmly that "a person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of another, or attempt by another to commit suicide, shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years". Terry Pratchett's case for assisted suicide is strong
The integrity-challenged King has been a courtroom star, fending off lawsuits and criminal indictments like a chess master who checkmates or at least stalemates all comers.
There were three counts in the indictment of which the appellant was convicted on two.
'horsy' is, in English acceptance, a count in the indictment against his claim to be thought a gentleman, it is not surprising that there will be men more ready to hazard their characters than their connoisseurship. Lord Kilgobbin
'There is evidence . . . showing the cooperation of the Venezuelan government in the illegal collaboration between FARC and ETA,' according to the indictment.
The song is a savage indictment of the advantages that educational privilege brings, and its selection provoked mockery. Times, Sunday Times
The havoc wrought by German shells in French and Belgian churches and cathedrals stands recorded in countless photographs and other illustrations, to form a permanent Indictment of Germany's methods of warfare that will make her name execrated by posterity. The Illustrated War News, Number 15, Nov. 18, 1914
Such sobering indictment sits alongside some fine, old-fashioned political polemic. Times, Sunday Times
They presented the indictment and brought the charges on behalf of the Commonwealth.
The penalties increase to a possible five-year jail term and/or unlimited fines on indictment before a higher court.
It is a sad indictment of society. Times, Sunday Times
It is an indictment of the hubris of our politically correct age that a film asserting this perdurable truth about mankind's affairs will strike many as offensive.
The White House is in massive damage control mode today after another searing, book-length indictment from a former insider.
In short, the attorney was nonsuited, to the satisfaction of all who knew him, and found himself under the necessity of proving that he had received, in course of post, the letter which was declared in court a scandalous forgery, in order to prevent an indictment with which he vas threatened by the commodore, who little dreamt that the whole affair had been planned and executed by Peregrine and his associates. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Even if one lays aside that suspicion, and in many cases it is quite unjust, the clergy must realise that the indictment of Christianity is grave, and is almost unatonable. The War and the Churches
They quashed the indictment against the manager.
You have to sentence on the basis of the indictment.
He has pled not guilty to each and every count in the indictment.
Agnes Finnie, an indweller in the Potter-row, Edinburgh, was indicted before a judge and a jury, on twenty articles of indictment, charging her with witchcraft and sorcery. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
Exhibit A on the bill of indictment of federal sluggishness is that it took four days before most people were evacuated from the Louisiana Superdome. September 2005
This is not an indictment of our society. Times, Sunday Times
A long list of indictments might indeed be brought against the eye -- its opacity, its want of symmetry, its lack of achromatism, its partial blindness. Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873
These books are an indictment of uncompromising, fanatical, and utopian ideology.
The post-fascist system has become a pre-fascist one," the German Socialist Student Union declared in their indictment hours after the killing. Ghosts of the '60s in Germany

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