as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indict
Tangent Epstein was indicted for soliciting prostitution in Florida in 2006.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The suspect was indicted by a federal grand jury in July and is also accused of shooting and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife earlier the same day.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Also indicted in the killings are brothers Omar Malik Shumpert, 20, and Demetrius Trenton Shumpert, 32, both of Minneapolis.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
But Brown became entangled in a controversy of her own this spring when she was indicted alongside her two adult daughters on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud used to falsely obtain pandemic relief loans.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The suspect was indicted by a federal grand jury in July and is also accused of shooting and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife earlier the same day.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Also indicted in the killings are brothers Omar Malik Shumpert, 20, and Demetrius Trenton Shumpert, 32, both of Minneapolis.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
But Brown became entangled in a controversy of her own this spring when she was indicted alongside her two adult daughters on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud used to falsely obtain pandemic relief loans.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indict
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In corroborating much of the testimony Pentagon intelligence official David Grusch offered in July 2023, Elizondo also accused the Department of Defense of hiding its UFO programs from Congress while misappropriating funds to operate them.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The charges of reckless endangerment of children are because Reed is accused of firing a gun in a parking lot where children were present, North Richland Hills police spokesperson Carissa Katekaru said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Comey, who prosecuted high-profile defendants including Sean Combs, Robert Hadden, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was fired in July.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Neither Vance nor Miller identified groups that could be prosecuted or face other actions from the administration.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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