Editing Indictment (section)

{{Short description|Formal accusation that someone committed a crime}}
{{distinguish|indiction}}
{{Globalize|date=January 2022}}

An '''indictment''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|n|ˈ|d|aɪ|t|m|ən|t}}<ref>{{cite Dictionary.com|indictment |access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> {{respell|in|DYTE|mənt}}) is a formal accusation that a [[legal person|person]] has committed a [[crime]]. In [[jurisdiction]]s that use the concept of felonies, the most serious [[criminal offense]] is a [[felony]]; jurisdictions that do not use that concept often use that of an [[indictable offence]], which is an offence that requires an indictment.