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Indict, Indictment

• An indictment is one of the ways the government can bring criminal charges against someone. It is a written accusation issued by a grand jury under oath, although it typically originates with a prosecutor.
  
  Contrast this with an information.

Information

• An information, sometimes called a criminal information, is one of the ways the government can bring criminal charges against someone. It is an accusation issued by a government official without the involvement of a grand jury.
  
  Contrast this with an indictment.

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

• See presumption of innocence.

 

 

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