as in count
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases
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Recent Examples of indictment
Karol let those lines here serve as her brief indictment of the present, jackbooted environment around immigration and repression in the United States.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Following the disclosure, Middlesex referred the case to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, which brought the matter before a grand jury, leading to the indictment.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
This indictment encapsulates behavior of these individuals that was way outside the bounds of the law.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Snelling, 22, was charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant after a Fayette County grand jury returned an indictment March 10.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Apr. 2026
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Following the disclosure, Middlesex referred the case to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, which brought the matter before a grand jury, leading to the indictment.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
This indictment encapsulates behavior of these individuals that was way outside the bounds of the law.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Snelling, 22, was charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant after a Fayette County grand jury returned an indictment March 10.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
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His few lines of dialogue have a power that far exceeds their word count, but what speaks for Jeremy most of the time are his physical gestures, which blend blank detachment with willful ferocity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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While 10,000 steps has long been promoted as a daily goal, studies have shown that many health benefits—especially for older adults—can occur at lower step counts.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2026
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Swalwell did not address the allegations in detail in the video statement.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Federal officials said the indictment stems from allegations that Guzman prepared and filed numerous false tax returns.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Now in custody, Terry Rose headed to jail facing a murder charge.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Their results showed that the unusual absorption behavior arises from interactions between excitons, which carry energy, and charge-transfer states, where electrons move between molecules.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a former Swalwell ally, called for the accusations to be investigated.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recent revelations have shown that a top member of Orbán's government frequently shared the contents of EU discussions with Moscow, raising accusations that Hungary was acting on Russia's behalf within the bloc.—
Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports,
Arkansas Online,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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