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indictment

Allegations by a prosecutor or grand jury that an individual has engaged in criminal misconduct. Sometimes referred to as an "information," indictment is the criminal analogue to the civil complaint.

Definition reprinted with permission from Committee on Psychiatry and Law, of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry: The Mental Health Professional and the Legal System

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