Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  indictment, bill of indictment(noun) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense. 2  indictment(noun) an accusation of wrongdoing. the book is an indictment of modern philosophy.
1 Sports like gymnastics and rowing that require athletes to bend backward a lot can also cause back injuries.  Discs that have degenerated (broken down) over time and degenerative arthritis of the spine bones (vertebrae) are the most common causes of chronic low back pain.
Higher pay for overtime hours can reduce or negate the effect of a backward bending labour supply curve, by increasing wages only for hours worked beyond a certain amount. Overtime maintains the substitution effect at a high labour supply. However, the income effect from the wages increasing on all the previous hours worked is eliminated.