# indictment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/ · frequency rank #11,236

## Definitions
1. An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
2. The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.
3. An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
4. Evidence of failure or poor performance.

## Etymology
18th-century Latinized respelling of Middle English endytement (“action of accusing”), from Anglo-Norman enditement, from enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from Latin indictus.

## Common misspellings (16)
`idnictment`, `indcitment`, `inddictment`, `indicctment`, `indicmtent`, `indictemnt`, `indictmennt`, `indictmentt`, `indictmetn`, `indictmment`, `indictmnet`, `indicttment`, `inditcment`, `inidctment`, `inndictment`, `nidictment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/indictment