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indictment


noun a formal written accusation charging a person with an offence to be tried by jury. Also, presentment.

Contributor's comments: Hello. I am legally trained and I recently moved from Adelaide to Melbourne. The higher courts in SA call a list of charges "Information" and Magistrates call theirs "complaints". In Victoria, it is "Presentment" and "Information" respectively. In SA, an "indictment" would be the equivalent to a "charge". Any other legally trained persons out there who can sort this out?