🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

inculpation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inculpation

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indictment/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'inculpation a été prononcée par le grand jury."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

    "The grand jury returned a three-count indictment against the former official."
  2. 2

    A thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves condemnation.

    "The high poverty rate is a damning indictment of current economic policies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French inditement, from inditer 'to indict'. The spelling with -c- is a later alteration reflecting Latin influence, though the pronunciation remains unchanged.

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