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
The bigger indictment was everything around it.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
The indictment came shortly after SPLC revealed the existence of a criminal investigation into its program to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups and gather information on their activities.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Investigative grand juries cannot return indictments against defendants, but they are often used to enshrine evidence and subpoena witnesses for a future criminal proceeding.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
The indictment came shortly after SPLC revealed the existence of a criminal investigation into its program to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups and gather information on their activities.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Investigative grand juries cannot return indictments against defendants, but they are often used to enshrine evidence and subpoena witnesses for a future criminal proceeding.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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The panel asked anyone with accusations against a lawmaker to come forward.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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The seizure followed a weekend of mixed signals on the status of the strait and mutual accusations of violating the fragile ceasefire set to expire Wednesday.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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