What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Indictment vs Exoneration - What's the difference?

indictment | exoneration |

As nouns the difference between indictment and exoneration

is that indictment is (legal) an official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury while exoneration is exoneration.

indictment

English

(wikipedia indictment)

Alternative forms

* endictment

Noun

  • (legal) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.
  • (legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned.
  • (countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation.

    • See also

    * grand jury * plea, pleading

    exoneration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 14, author=Patrick Mcgeehan, title=New York Plan for DNA Data in Most Crimes, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Mr. Spitzer’s proposal also calls for the creation of a state office that would be responsible for studying all cases that resulted in exonerations and looking for flaws in the system that led to those wrongful convictions. }}
  • (uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.