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Synonyms
accuse, charge, criminate, defame [archaic], impeach, incriminate
Antonyms
absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate
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As detailed by Vox, 33 people have either been indicted or pleaded guilty to election interference, five of whom are former Trump advisers. — Emily Bloch, Teen Vogue, "The Russia Investigation Is Almost Over. Here's What You Need to Know," 8 Dec. 2018 Thirty-three people have been indicted or pleaded guilty. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The Mueller investigation has gotten closer to Donald Trump," 6 Dec. 2018 In South Korea, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Sang-hoon has been indicted for sabotaging attempts to unionize. — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, "What Tesla’s union-busting trial means for the rest of Silicon Valley," 29 Sep. 2018 Twelve Russians have been indicted by a grand jury in the special counsel probe for alleged hacking during the 2016 election, including for hacking emails of the Democratic National Committee, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced Friday. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Russian intelligence officers indicted in DNC hacking," 13 July 2018 Mueller has indicted Manafort on a series of white-collar crimes unrelated to the election itself. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler?," 8 July 2018 Former Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Captain Jason Reid has been indicted on multiple charges following a months-long investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. — Nick Ochsner, Wbtv, charlotteobserver, "Former Catawba Co Sheriff captain indicted," 28 June 2018 The Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett had recently been indicted, in Houston, for allegedly injuring an elderly paraplegic woman in the moments after his brother’s team, the New England Patriots, won the Super Bowl, in 2017. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, "Stephen A. Smith Won’t Stop Talking," 16 June 2018 The Jerry Media team, as well as Matte Projects, are more critically indicted here than in Fyre for their enabling of McFarland’s grift. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "Which Fyre Festival Documentary Should You Watch: Hulu or Netflix?," 15 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indict.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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