To express great approval (for).
To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
To declare by acclamations.
To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
An acclamation; a shout of applause.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
The act of complaining.
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.