under indictment
idiom
: having been formally charged with a crime
He is under indictment for perjury by two federal grand juries.
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Despite the Trump hype, the convention also poses a unique challenge for the former president who is under indictment in multiple lawsuits.
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Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 13 July 2024
Epshteyn, 41, is under indictment in Arizona over his role in rejecting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 6–3, handed Donald Trump, who is under indictment in multiple jurisdictions, a victory by declaring that former Presidents have a great deal of immunity from criminal prosecution related to their actions while in office.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
More than a dozen other officials are under indictment or investigation for wrongdoing.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 13 July 2024
Epshteyn, 41, is under indictment in Arizona over his role in rejecting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 6–3, handed Donald Trump, who is under indictment in multiple jurisdictions, a victory by declaring that former Presidents have a great deal of immunity from criminal prosecution related to their actions while in office.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
More than a dozen other officials are under indictment or investigation for wrongdoing.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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