In literature, the term "indictment" has been employed in a remarkably versatile manner, ranging from its literal legal connotation to a metaphor for broader societal, moral, and philosophical condemnations. In historical and legal narratives, authors such as Thomas Carlyle in The French Revolution use the term to denote formal charges or accusations—its usage appearing as straightforward legal documentation in passages [1], [2], and [3] and even in the detailed reading of official records in Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo [4], [5], [6], [7]. Conversely, novelists and philosophers extend its reach metaphorically to criticize institutions or ideologies: for instance, Kafka portrays it as an oppressive force within bureaucratic systems [8], while Nietzsche and William James employ it as a symbolic indictment against life and its fundamental values [9], [10]. Even in poetic and reflective contexts, the word serves as a potent rhetorical device, as seen in Wilde’s self-reproach [11] and Du Bois’s comparative cultural critique [12]. Thus, across a spectrum of genres, "indictment" encapsulates both the weight of juridical accusation and the broader denunciation of societal ills.