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
Blackwell referred further questions regarding the indictment to the United States Attorney’s Office.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Dunn was previously charged with a felony, but a grand jury declined to hand down an indictment.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Adams' public approval ratings had plummeted after his indictment in 2024 on federal corruption charges, which were later dismissed by a judge at the behest of the Department of Justice following the return of Trump to the White House.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
O’Donnell said the full interview was about 90 minutes, and CBS provided a full text transcript on its website, showing extended moments where Trump raged at Joe Biden, political opponents and his indictments.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Dunn was previously charged with a felony, but a grand jury declined to hand down an indictment.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Adams' public approval ratings had plummeted after his indictment in 2024 on federal corruption charges, which were later dismissed by a judge at the behest of the Department of Justice following the return of Trump to the White House.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
O’Donnell said the full interview was about 90 minutes, and CBS provided a full text transcript on its website, showing extended moments where Trump raged at Joe Biden, political opponents and his indictments.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
Noun
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After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Juventus did not make this count but the likes of Yamal, Rashford, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong could pose problems.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jury also found true allegations that Bazyan caused great bodily injury and used a knife in the attacks.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Andrew denied these allegations and settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2022 without admitting liability.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And Gen Zers are leading the charge in ditching paper for plastic.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Santiago Solari’s four-month spell in interim charge following the latter sacking then ended in the March, immediately after Madrid lost two home Clasicos in the league and Copa del Rey in the space of four days without scoring a goal.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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During the tour for the band's previous album, We, singer Feist dropped out of the lineup as the opening act, citing the accusations against Butler as the reason for her departure.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Andrew has vehemently denied the accusations against him.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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