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inculpation

indictment, formal charge

noun ehn-kool-pah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Inculpation is a formal legal term for the act of charging someone with an offence. Under French procedural law it has largely been replaced by mise en examen since the 1993 reform, though inculpation remains in everyday usage. The verb is inculper; the person charged is l'inculpé / l'inculpée.

Examples

"L'inculpation a été prononcée par le juge."

Natural Translation

The indictment was pronounced by the judge.

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