The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
INDICTMENT
indictment, bill of indictment
(noun) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
indictment
(noun) an accusation of wrongdoing; “the book is an indictment of modern philosophy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
indictment (countable and uncountable, plural indictments)
(legal) An official formal accusation for a criminal offence, or the process by which it is brought to a jury. [from 14th c.]
(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. [from 16th c.]
(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]
Hyponyms
• preindictment
• reindictment
Source: Wiktionary
In*dict"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Inditement.]
1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.
2. (Law)
Definition: The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.
Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority.
3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation. Bill of indictment. See under Bill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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