• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    i don’t know the british legal system very well. i know statesia. does this translate across the pond to informing him he’s been indicted?

    • skisnow@lemmy.ca
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      22 hours ago

      Possibly barely even that. As far as I can tell from Google, “indictment” in the US involves a whole process with a grand jury and stuff and implies the judicial system has already been kicked into action. This notice is someone at the Environmental Agency telling him to get his shit together. A more direct parallel would be the EPA telling someone that they were under investigation.