unindicted

adjective

un·​in·​dict·​ed ˌən-in-ˈdī-təd How to pronounce unindicted (audio)
: not charged with a crime by the finding or presentment of a grand jury : not indicted
an unindicted coconspirator

Examples of unindicted in a Sentence

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Justice Department prosecutors have broadly hinted that there are other unindicted co-conspirators who lived the high life with Combs while doing his bidding, either willingly or under duress. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Smith continued investigating unindicted co-conspirators after charging Trump As part of the 2020 election subversion probe, federal investigators interviewed more than 250 witnesses and brought more than 55 people to testify before a grand jury, according to the report. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025 The transaction soon came under pressure when Kahn was tagged as an unindicted co-conspirator by authorities in the collapse of an unrelated hedge fund called Prophecy Asset Management, which led to a fraud conviction for one of the fund’s executives. Donal Griffin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 The nation may soon mostly see him as an unindicted crook, if the rumblings about the contents inside the ethics panel are to be heeded. Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unindicted

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unindicted was circa 1775

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“Unindicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unindicted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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