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  • 1count — n: charge; specif: a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or esp. offense guilty on all count s Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2indictment — in·dict·ment /in dīt mənt/ n 1: the action or the legal process of indicting 2 a: a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a grand jury that charges a person or persons with an offense compare complaint, informati …

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  • 3Count (disambiguation) — Count may refer to: Individuals Count, a title of nobility Count Basie, jazz musician Count von Count, a Muppets character Count or The Count , a nickname (not denoting nobility) used for example for: Jacob Truedson Demitz, writer and entertainer …

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  • 4count — Ⅰ. count [1] ► VERB 1) determine the total number of. 2) recite numbers in ascending order. 3) take into account; include. 4) regard or be regarded as possessing a quality or fulfilling a role: people she had counted as her friends. 5) be… …

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  • 5Count — Count, n. [F. conte and compte, with different meanings, fr. L. computus a computation, fr. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] 1. The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting. [1913 Webster] Of blessed saints for to… …

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  • 6count — count1 [kount] vt. [ME counten < OFr conter < L computare,COMPUTE] 1. to name numbers in regular order to (a certain number) [to count five] 2. to add up, one by one, by units or groups, so as to get a total [count the money] 3. to check by …

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  • 7indictment — /in duyt meuhnt/, n. 1. an act of indicting. 2. Law. a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes. 3. any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for… …

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  • 8count — verb In pleading, to declare; to recite; to state a case; to narrate the facts constituting a plaintiffs cause of action. To plead orally; to plead or argue a case in court; to recite or read in court; to recite a count in court noun 1. In… …

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  • 9count — verb In pleading, to declare; to recite; to state a case; to narrate the facts constituting a plaintiffs cause of action. To plead orally; to plead or argue a case in court; to recite or read in court; to recite a count in court noun 1. In… …

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  • 10Indictment — For the television film, see Indictment: The McMartin Trial. Not to be confused with Indiction. An indictment (  /ɪnˈ …

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