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
She was arrested at the county courthouse in April and indicted on federal charges in May.
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Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Morris’ attorneys had requested the preliminary hearing after the former North Texas pastor was indicted by a grand jury in March on five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The hearing came after a grand jury indicted Aguilar on one count of first-degree murder.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Well, ask the Cincinnati City Council, a third of them indicted on bribery charges today, thanks to our reporting.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Morris’ attorneys had requested the preliminary hearing after the former North Texas pastor was indicted by a grand jury in March on five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The hearing came after a grand jury indicted Aguilar on one count of first-degree murder.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Well, ask the Cincinnati City Council, a third of them indicted on bribery charges today, thanks to our reporting.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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In corroborating much of the testimony Pentagon intelligence official David Grusch offered in July 2023, Elizondo also accused the Department of Defense of hiding its UFO programs from Congress while misappropriating funds to operate them.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The charges of reckless endangerment of children are because Reed is accused of firing a gun in a parking lot where children were present, North Richland Hills police spokesperson Carissa Katekaru said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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He and Steve Bannon were each held in contempt of Congress and imprisoned for four months after the DOJ prosecuted them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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After passing the bar, Aidala got his start with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn prosecuting some of the borough’s worst crimes.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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