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enditement (s.xiii1/4)

enditement (s.xiii1/4)

enditemente;  enditment;  endittement;  inditement,  indictement  
  FEW:  indicere 4,644a Gdf:  enditement 3,131b GdfC: TL: enditement 3,285 DEAF:  enditier (enditement)  DMF:  enditement  TLF: OED:  inditement n.  MED:  enditement n.  DMLBS:  indictamentum 1326b

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1statement
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mes Deus est ki dune tut le acressement. De li, par li, en li est mun entrepretement. Les seint en sunt garant de cest enditement  Chant Chanz 320
2law(document containing an) indictment, formal charge or accusation
( 1279-80 )  De ceux qui font et procurent provours fausement enditer les gentz, par quel enditement il sunt pris et tenutz en dure prisone  Reg Kellawe iii 80
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  nul n’est tenu a respondre a la siute le Roi si non par apel ou par enditement  Mir Just 195
( 1311 )  divers oppressions, cum desheritanses, faux enditemenz [...]  Stats i 160 xviii
( 1419 )  Pur conspiracye et false inditement  Rot Parl1 iv 120

See also:

ditement 
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