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

Recent Examples on the Web Jeremy Taylor, a former Iowa state legislator, was identified in court documents as an unindicted co-conspirator but was not charged with a crime. Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024 There were also two unindicted co-conspirators: Individual 1 was an Australian who ran foreign companies that shuffled money around, while Individual 2 held himself out as the underwriter of the Brittingham Group's transactions. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 And the 41-count indictment suggests there are 30 other unindicted co-conspirators. Philip Elliott, Time, 15 Aug. 2023 Giuliani is believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith and some of the criminal charges against Giuliani in a separate case brought in Georgia stem from his false statements about Freeman and Moss. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023 He's also considered an unindicted co-conspirator in Trump's indictment on federal charges for obstruction of the 2020 election. Spencer S. Hsu and Rachel Weiner The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023 He’s also considered an unindicted co-conspirator in Trump’s indictment on federal charges for alleged obstruction of the 2020 election. Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023 Powell is referenced, though not by name, as one of six unindicted co-conspirators in Smith’s federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the election. Kate Brumback, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023 Chesebro filed a motion Wednesday seeking the disclosure of the identity of 30 unindicted people referenced in the indictment. Complied By Democrat-Gazette From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2023

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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