HOW TO PRONOUNCE
indictment
/ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt/
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The c is silent.
The stressed syllable rhymes with night. Move from its final t into m for the ending, rather than pronouncing a separate k for the written c.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The indictment was unsealed on Monday.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does indictment mean?
noun
- An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
- The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment.
- An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.
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noun
- Evidence of failure or poor performance.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt/
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Theron recalled with some surprise Celia's indictment of the doctor as a man with no poetry in his soul.
Its very success, its very efficiency, its very necessity to the social order, are themselves the most unanswerable indictment.
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The indictment against her was that she had comforted, aided, and abetted Weston--that is to say, she was made an accessory.
I remember, after lord George Gordon's riots, eleven persons accused were set down in one indictment for their lives, and given in charge to one jury.