indictment

something that shows a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong:

It seems to me to be a damning indictment of the government's education policy.

This blog is a sad indictment of our vacuous celebrity obsession.

a statement that criticizes someone or something strongly for being bad or wrong:

He made searing indictments of the Iraq war.

I can't remember the last time I read a more scathing indictment of marriage.

a formal statement of accusing someone of something:

The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder.

The indictment alleges that she did no work for some of these payments.

the act of making a formal statement accusing someone of something:

The indictment of an officer in connection with a police chase is extremely rare.

Some criminal cases are negotiated prior to indictment .