indictment

mise en accusation

Accusation officielle d’un crime contre une personne, ou procédure juridique servant à porter cette accusation.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : indictment of someone for something (The indictment of the director for fraud shocked investors.)

Synonymes : criminal charge, accusation

Expressions courantes : criminal indictment, indictment for fraud, face indictment

réquisitoire, condamnation

Déclaration qui dénonce fermement les torts d’une personne ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : indictment of someone/something (Her speech was an indictment of the government’s policy.)

Synonymes : condemnation, denunciation

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : indictment of something, powerful indictment

acte d’accusation

Document juridique qui énumère les crimes dont une personne est officiellement accusée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : charge sheet

Expressions courantes : sealed indictment, read the indictment, file an indictment

preuve d’échec

Quelque chose qui révèle l’ampleur de l’échec d’une personne, d’un système ou d’une organisation.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : indictment of something (These empty classrooms are an indictment of our education policy.)

Expressions courantes : indictment of something, sad indictment