Question

his official functions are not ipso facto suspended by his arrest or the preferment of the indictment.
in this sentence, preferment means:
the state of having important effects
the state of arousing controversy
the act of reading aloud
the act of making accusations

Explanation:

En el contexto legal, "preferment" se refiere a la acción de presentar acusaciones formales (un "indictment" es un cargo formal). Las otras opciones no encajan con el contexto legal de la oración.

Answer:

the act of making accusations