indictment
/ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/noun
1
- Law a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime【律】（对严重罪行的）指控, 控告, 起诉：
an indictment for conspiracy.
对阴谋罪的起诉。
1.1
- mass noun the action of indicting or being indicted（受）指控（或控告、起诉）：
the indictment of twelve people who had imported cocaine.
对12个进口可卡因者的指控。
2
- a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned控诉物, 谴责：
these rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society.
这些快速上升的犯罪数字是对我们社会的控诉。
词源
Middle English enditement, inditement, from Anglo-Norman French enditement, from enditer （see INDICT）.