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# indictment

noun

«indictment» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Job wishes that God would show the written charge against him so he could answer.

**Interpretation.** Job's courtroom language shows his demand for justice. Tradition sees it as bold but honest, and God does answer him in the end.

### Meaning

A formal written charge accusing someone of a wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indictment/#m1)

### Examples

- Oh that I had one to hear me! — Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me — and that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written! (Writings JOB.31.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indictment/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indictment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indictment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indictment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/indictment.html) on Mova free.