Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-DICT'MENT
IN-DICT'MENT, n. [indi'tement.]
- A written accusation or formal charge of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred to a court by a grand jury under oath. Blackstone.
- The paper or parchment containing the accusation of a grand jury.
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