indictment

acusación formal, imputación

Declaración oficial que acusa a alguien de un delito, o procedimiento legal para presentar esa acusación.

En inglés sencillo: An official statement accusing someone of a crime, or the legal process of making that accusation.

• He faces indictment for fraud.
• The jury returned an indictment against three suspects.
• Her lawyer challenged the indictment before the trial.

Cómo se usa: indictment of someone for something (The indictment of the director for fraud shocked investors.)

Sinónimos: criminal charge, accusation

Expresiones frecuentes: criminal indictment, indictment for fraud, face indictment

condena, denuncia

Declaración contundente que señala que alguien o algo ha actuado mal.

En inglés sencillo: A strong statement saying that someone or something has done wrong.

• The book is an indictment of corruption.
• His letter offers a fierce indictment of the company.
• She delivered a powerful indictment of unfair working conditions.

Cómo se usa: indictment of someone/something (Her speech was an indictment of the government’s policy.)

Sinónimos: condemnation, denunciation

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: indictment of something, powerful indictment

escrito de acusación

Documento legal que enumera los delitos de los que se acusa oficialmente a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: A legal document that lists the crimes someone is officially accused of.

• The indictment lists four charges.
• She read a copy of the indictment.
• The prosecutor filed a revised indictment on Monday.

Sinónimos: charge sheet

Expresiones frecuentes: sealed indictment, read the indictment, file an indictment

prueba del fracaso

Algo que demuestra lo mal que ha funcionado una persona, un sistema o una organización.

En inglés sencillo: Something that shows how badly a person, system, or organization has failed.

• The delays are an indictment of poor planning.
• Those figures are a sad indictment of the health system.
• Their repeated defeats were an indictment of his leadership.

Cómo se usa: indictment of something (These empty classrooms are an indictment of our education policy.)

Expresiones frecuentes: indictment of something, sad indictment