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Indictment vs Lawsuit - What's the difference?

indictment | lawsuit |

In lang=en terms the difference between indictment and lawsuit

is that indictment is the official legal document outlining the charges concerned while lawsuit is in civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

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

    lawsuit

    English

    (wikipedia lawsuit)

    Noun

  • (legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits .}}