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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILL OF INDICTMENT

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Bill of indictment is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BILL OF INDICTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indictment

An indictment, in the common law system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that maintain the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that lack the concept of felonies often use that of an indictable offence—an offence that requires an indictment. Historically, in most common law jurisdictions, an indictment was handed up by a grand jury, which returned a "true bill" if it found cause to make the charge, or "no bill" if it did not find cause. Today, however, the grand jury has been abolished everywhere outside the United States.

Definition of bill of indictment in the English dictionary

The definition of bill of indictment in the dictionary is a formal document accusing a person or persons of crime, formerly presented to a grand jury for certification as a true bill but now signed by a court official.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILL OF INDICTMENT

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bill of costs
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bill of fare
bill of goods
bill of health
bill of lading
bill of quantities
Bill of Rights
bill of sale
billable
billabong
billboard
billbook
billbug
biller

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILL OF INDICTMENT

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Synonyms and antonyms of bill of indictment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF BILL OF INDICTMENT

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Translator English - Chinese

起诉书法案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auto de procesamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

bill of indictment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभियोग का बिल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لائحة اتهام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обвинительное заключение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

projeto de lei de acusação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিযোগের বিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acte d´accusation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bil dakwaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anklageschrift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

起訴の法案
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기소 의 법안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Surat dakwaan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bản cáo trạng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றச் சாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आरोपपत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iddianame
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atto d´accusa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akt oskarżenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обвинувальний висновок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rechizitoriu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κατηγορητήριο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Handves van beskuldiging
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

anklagelseakten
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

regning på tiltale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bill of indictment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILL OF INDICTMENT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILL OF INDICTMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bill of indictment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILL OF INDICTMENT»

Discover the use of bill of indictment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bill of indictment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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House of Commons Papers
Finding of bill of indictment. Chap. II. Sect. 1. finding import their opinion that a jury in chief might properly convict, it by no means imports an opinion that they odokt to convict, or that the grand jury would on that evidence alone find the accused ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1845
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A Complete Collection of State-trials, and Proceedings for ...
TH E Grand jury being called over, a Bill of Indictment was delivered to them against David Hariot, John William Smith, Thomas Carman, John Thomas, William Morrison, William Livers alias Evis, Samuel Booth, William Hewet, and John Levit, ...
Thomas Salmon, Sollom Emlyn, 1730
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
... a bill of indictment was found by the grand inquest for the city of Bristol, and county of the same city, against Matthew Mahony and Samuel Goodere, for the murder of sir John Dineley Goodere; when Dr. Middlelon (Mr. Goodere'a physician) ...
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The statute laws of the State of Tennessee of a public and ...
59 the bill contain the charge against the criminal expressed in a plain, Pom 'H, . dmple, intelligible and explicit manner, and no bill of indictment or ed with mm, presentment shall be quashed, or judgment arrested, for or by reason court. of any ...
Tennessee, John Haywood, Robert L. Cobbs, 1831
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Cobbett's state trials
J The Bill of Indictment was rbund by the Grand Jury for the Lent Assiies, 1793, ol which the following is a list : Sir R. D. Hildyard, of Winestead, bt. Foreman. Richard Henry Beaumont, of Whitley Humphrey Osbaldeston, of Hunmanby Edward ...
Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1818
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A Complete Collection Of State-Trials And Proceedings For ...
TH E Grand Jury being called Over, a Bill of Indictment was delivered to them against David Hariot, John William Smith, Thomas Carman, John Thomas, William Morrison, William Livers alias Evis, Samuel Booth-, William Hewet, and John Levit ...
‎1730
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The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom of Great ...
Whenever any Bill of Indictment shall be preferred to any Grand Jury, under the Provisions of the Act Twenty-second and Twentythird Victoria, Chapter Seventeen, against any Person who has not been committed to or detained in Custody, ...
Great Britain, 1867
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Archbold's Pleading and Evidence in Criminal Cases ... The ...
17, shall not extend or be applicable to prevent the presentment to or finding by a grand jury of any bill of indictment containing a count or counts for any of the offences mentioned in the said act, if such count or counts be such as may now be ...
John Frederick ARCHBOLD, 1867
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The Public General Acts
3. c.87, reciting that a practice had prevailed in many of the grand juries in Ireland to find bills of indictment without examining witnesses for the Crown, it was enacted, that from and after the passing of that Act no bill of indictment should be  ...
Great Britain, 1836
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
... from and after the passing “ of that Act no Bill of Indictment should be returned a true Bill by any Grand Jury in Ireland unless the same had been found by the Jurors upon the Evidence of One or more \Vitnesses for the Crown, sworn in Court, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILL OF INDICTMENT»

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Case against Giovanna Debono's husband Anthony to start being …
... when the court found enough prima facie evidence to place Former Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono's husband under a bill of indictment. «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
2
Court Quashes Voluntary Bill Of Indictment Against Man Accused Of …
#A SUPREME Court judge yesterday quashed a Voluntary Bill of Indictment against the man allegedly behind the fire at the Bahamas ... «Bahamas Tribune, Jul 15»
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Criminal Charges — 7-1-15
Debbie Shannon Watson, 39, of 174 Lawing St. in Lincolnton was charged June 26 with three counts of true bill of indictment. A $10,000 ... «Lincoln Times-News, Jul 15»
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Jeffco school board campaign is another misuse of political recall
This bill of indictment would make legitimate fodder for a regular election, but a special recall? Please. It's not close. There is probably not a ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
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SEE WHO'S IN JAIL
Robert Wayne Thomas, 28, of 1363 Airport Rhodhiss Road in Hickory, was charged with a felony true bill of indictment. » Daniel Glenn Hicks ... «Morganton News Herald, Jun 15»
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Reisbois gets 14 years
The other five counts in Resibois' bill of indictment were dismissed for accepting the plea bargain. He earned credit for 74 days served in the Brown County Adult ... «Ripley Bee, Jun 15»
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Panel on Benghazi selected to muddy Clinton's run
... the committee, funded to the tune of 3.3 million in taxpayer dollars, has as its sole mission to bring a public bill of indictment against Clinton in ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
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Calhoun man indicted on forgery charges
A 36-year-old man has been indicted on numerous theft charges, according to a Gordon County Bill of Indictment. Shuntay Anire Shearer faces ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jun 15»
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Co Derry man who set fire to PSNI car did not intend to endanger life
... week an additional two charges relating to the two police vehicles - namely arson and attempted arson - were added to the bill of indictment. «Mid Ulster Mail, Jun 15»
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Londonderry man 'not guilty' of endangering officers
... week an additional two charges relating to the two police vehicles - namely arson and attempted arson - were added to the bill of indictment. «U.TV, Jun 15»

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