superindictment
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a formal written charge of crime formerly referred to and presented on oath by a grand jury |
| 2. | any formal accusation of crime |
| 3. | (Scot) a charge of crime brought at the instance of the Lord Advocate |
| 4. | the act of indicting or the state of being indicted |
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Word Origin & History
indictment
c.1300, endytement "action of accusing," from Anglo-Fr. enditement, from enditer (see indict). Meaning "legal document containing a charge" is from c.1500. Latin spelling restored 17c.
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Cultural Dictionary
indictment [(in-deyet-muhnt)]A formal accusation of a crime, presented to the accused party after the charges have been considered by a grand jury.
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