Predicament vs Indictment - What's the difference?
predicament | indictment |
A definite class, state or condition.
An unfortunate or trying position or condition; a tight spot.
* {{quote-book
, year=1978
, author=
, title=The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
, page=xv (20th edition)
, passage=Culture, for me, is the effort to provide a coherent set of answers to the existential predicaments that confront all human beings in the passage of their life.}}
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 10
, author=Marc Higginson
, title=Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa
, work=BBC Sport
(logic) That which is predicated; a category.
(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.
As nouns the difference between predicament and indictment
is that predicament is a definite class, state or condition while indictment is (legal) an official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury.predicament
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* (chiefly obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.}}