as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indict
The 17-page motion filed Friday by Hill’s defense team seeks to remove Sandra Lewis from the case against Hill, who was indicted last year.
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Meanwhile, Todd and Julie were initially indicted in August 2019, and a new indictment was later filed.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
An Elgin man and a 16-year-old juvenile accused of attacking a lesbian woman at a Carpentersville McDonald’s, leaving her badly injured, have been indicted on a hate crime charge by a Kane County grand jury.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
In 2023, a grand jury indicted Gutierrez-Reed on a felony charge of bringing a firearm into a New Mexico bar on Oct. 1, 2021.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Meanwhile, Todd and Julie were initially indicted in August 2019, and a new indictment was later filed.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
An Elgin man and a 16-year-old juvenile accused of attacking a lesbian woman at a Carpentersville McDonald’s, leaving her badly injured, have been indicted on a hate crime charge by a Kane County grand jury.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
In 2023, a grand jury indicted Gutierrez-Reed on a felony charge of bringing a firearm into a New Mexico bar on Oct. 1, 2021.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indict
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An example: Just after O’Neill Burke took office, one of her young prosecutors sought detention for a man accused of leaving gifts for his children at the doorstep of the mother, who’d obtained an order of protection against him.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Logan Willis, 21, is accused of seriously beating his girlfriend and dragging her into a rural wooded area near Kenna on Friday, June 6, Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WSAZ.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, but equally important, groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 June 2025
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However, a spokesperson for the San Diego City Attorney said their office had agreed to prosecute only 14 of those cases, representing about 4% of the total.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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