unindicted

adjective un·in·dict·ed \ ˌən-in-ˈdī-təd \

Updated on: 22 May 2018

Definition of unindicted

: not charged with a crime by the finding or presentment of a grand jury : not indicted

an unindicted coconspirator

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The prosecution mostly refers to her in court as the unindicted co-conspirator, while the defense attorneys call her by name.

— michael kiefer, azcentral, "Bribery trial involving Arizona utility regulator and Johnson Utilities weeks away," 9 May 2018
The grand jury named Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator.

— joan biskupic, CNN, "What Nixon and Clinton's Supreme Court cases mean for Trump's options on executive privilege," 2 May 2018
The indictment says that communication between Jennings, Hazelwood and Turner began after his gun arrest in March, sometimes involving another gang member or another person identified in court documents as an unindicted co-conspirator.

— peter hermann, Washington Post, "Civilian D.C. police employee charged with providing inside information to murder suspect," 24 Apr. 2018
The Broward Health board picked one of its unindicted members Wednesday to be its new chairman, selecting Andrew Klein to replace former Chairman Rocky Rodriguez, who was indicted in December and resigned in March.

— larry barszewski, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Depleted Broward Health board chooses new chairman," 18 Apr. 2018
Williams also said evidence suggests this unindicted accomplice at one time possessed one of the murder weapons.

— ben estes, NOLA.com, "Man robs New Orleans branch of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust," 21 Mar. 2018
Williams included in the motion Tweets between the unindicted man and another person indicating that he was involved in the homicide.

— ben estes, NOLA.com, "Man robs New Orleans branch of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust," 21 Mar. 2018
In Watergate, Nixon was not criminally charged but was named as an unindicted co-conspirator and pressured to resign with impeachment charges looming.

— joan biskupic, CNN, "Trump lawyer says a president can't 'obstruct justice.' Can that be true?," 26 Jan. 2018
But the grand jury named Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator.

— john w. dean and ron fein, Time, "Nixon Lawyer: Donald Trump Abused Pardon Power When He Freed Joe Arpaio," 3 Oct. 2017

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