bill of indictment
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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At the request of the prosecution, a second charge of causing her death by careless driving was added to the bill of indictment, which he pleaded guilty to.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis wrote an internal message Monday informing the department that the grand jury did not return a true bill of indictment in Shifflett’s case.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
In New York state, a grand jury returns a true bill of indictment if a bare majority — 12 of the 23 sitting jurors — believes there’s enough evidence to proceed to a criminal trial.
From The Verge • Mar. 13, 2019
They have focused mostly on the unsustainable costs of college, but the spectacle of timid moral self-indulgence also deserves a place on the bill of indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2015
After due deliberation, he was advised to return, and to prefer at the sessions a bill of indictment against me for the assault.
From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Hunt, Henry
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