Indictment
Emergence definition
A formal accusation of a crime emerges from the existence of a rule that defines what is allowed, as a grand jury interprets and applies this rule to a specific situation, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of accusation.
Wiktionary senses
Historical origin
Prerequisite chain
Neighborhood
In other languages
- indictare German
- indictment English primary
Prerequisites
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to understand formal accusation, one must first understand existence
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indictment builds on the concept of rule