1. A gathering of a dozen or more individuals within the context of a court to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a prosecution: "The legal team of Wilson and Smith presented the indictment to the grand jury to see if there will be sufficient evidence to proceed with a full court procedure."

"Without the assessment of the grand jury, the lawyers were not sure they could bring an indictment against the bank managers for defrauding the customers."

2. An expression or a declaration of strong disapproval: "As the producer, Susan intended the film to be an indictment of the corruption that was going on by government officials."