indict

(verb)

To formally accuse of committing a crime.

Related Terms

Examples of indict in the following topics:

  • Statistical Literacy

    • Referring to the August 2012 report in which only 96,000 jobs were created, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney stated "the weak jobs report is devastating news for American workers and American families ... a harsh indictment of the president's handling of the economy. " When the September 2012 report was released showing 114,000 jobs were created (and the previous report was revised upwards), some supporters of Romney claimed the data were tampered with for political reasons.

  • The Iran-Contra Scandal

    • In the end, fourteen administration officials were indicted, including then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger.
    • The rest of those indicted or convicted were all pardoned in the final days of the presidency of George H.
    • In the end, fourteen administration officials were indicted, including then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger.
    • Eleven convictions resulted, some of which were vacated on appeal.The rest of those indicted or convicted were all pardoned in the final days of the presidency of George H.

  • The Fifth Amendment

    • No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

  • The Nuremberg Trials

    • Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler and Joseph Goebbels were not included in the trials because all of these men had committed suicide several months before the indictment was signed.
    • According to Airey Neave, Jackson was also the one behind the prosecution's decision to include membership in any of the six criminal organizations in the indictments at the trial, though the IMT rejected this on the grounds that it was wholly without precedent in either international law or the domestic laws of any of the Allies.
    • The prosecution entered indictments against 24 major war criminals and seven organizations – the leadership of the Nazi party, the Reich Cabinet, the Schutzstaffel (SS), Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the Gestapo, the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the "General Staff and High Command," comprising several categories of senior military officers.
    • The indictments were for: participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of a crime against peace; planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace; war crimes; and crimes against humanity.

  • Ratification of the Constitution

    • Amendment 5: Details the concepts of indictments, due process, self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and rules for eminent domain.

  • The Fifth Amendment, Self-Incrimination, and Double Jeopardy

    • The text of the Fifth Amendment reads as follows: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
    • The Double Jeopardy Clause encompasses four distinct prohibitions: subsequent prosecution after acquittal, subsequent prosecution after conviction, subsequent prosecution after certain mistrials, and multiple punishments in the same indictment.

  • Garfield and Arthur

    • James that ended in the famous "star route" indictments and trials for conspiracy.
    • Brady resigned immediately on President Garfield's demand, and was eventually indicted for conspiracy, though he was not convicted.

  • The Act of Creating a Rule: Principled Decisions

    • If, under such circumstances, the federal government attempts to retry the person on the same charge, the judge would be obliged by this rule to dismiss the indictment.

  • Cluster Structure

    • Because a parent company and a subsidiary are separate entities, one of them may be involved in legal proceedings, bankruptcy, tax delinquency, indictment, or under investigation, while the other is not.

  • Conclusion: Political Crises in the 70s and 80s

    • Some 25 of Nixon’s aides were indicted for criminal activity, and he became the first president impeached since Andrew Johnson and the first to resign from office.
    • The Reagan administration’s secret sales of arms to Iran, known as the Iran-Contra Affair, proved disastrous, however, and resulted in indictments for administration officials.