告状单词英语怎么说

告状这个单词在英语中叫做 "indictment"。这个词来源于中世纪拉丁语 "indictmentum"，意思是"指控"或"起诉"。一个告状通常是指一份法院文件，由检察官或控方提出，指控被告犯有罪行。

下面是一些英文例句，及其中文翻译：

The defendant was arrested after the grand jury returned an indictment charging him with embezzlement.
(被告在大陪审团作出告状后，被指控职务侵占而被捕。)
The indictment was based on eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence.
(告状是基于目击者证言和法庭证据的。)
The indictment accused the defendant of conspiracy to commit fraud.
(告状指控被告犯有阴谋诈骗罪。)