The Emergence Machine

Indictment

abstract · Law · Level 4 · E10

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Trace. Question. Emerge.

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.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “indictment” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
indictare
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0IndictmentRuleFormStructureExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesIndictmentL4ExistenceL1RuleL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Existence L1 (requires)
    to understand formal accusation, one must first understand existence
  • Rule L3 (requires) Sociology sense
    indictment builds on the concept of rule