THE word indictment has been in the headlines a lot, mostly thanks to the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted again.
The legal term has different definitions in the US and the UK, meaning some people may be confused about how indictments work in each location.
In the US, an indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
It is not a conviction but it is one of the first moves a prosecutor can make in the process of bringing a case to trial.
A person is indicted in a criminal court in the States when a grand jury decides there is enough evidence to charge them with a crime.