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
However, the families of the Long Island Serial Killer's victims never stopped fighting for justice, and thanks to advancements in DNA technology, he was indicted for their murders.
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Nelson Kuma, 37, Richard Hounnou, 45, and Norma Munoz-Bent, 68, all of Maryland, were indicted on criminal negligence charges.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Clancy was indicted in September 2023 on three counts of murder and strangulation in connection with the deaths of her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The 30 officers were indicted on 71 counts of conspiracy, battery and child abuse.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Nelson Kuma, 37, Richard Hounnou, 45, and Norma Munoz-Bent, 68, all of Maryland, were indicted on criminal negligence charges.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Clancy was indicted in September 2023 on three counts of murder and strangulation in connection with the deaths of her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The 30 officers were indicted on 71 counts of conspiracy, battery and child abuse.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Violence is used to enforce discipline, and those accused of theft or rule violations may be executed or disappeared.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Marcus Chisholm, 44, is accused of snatching the taco stand’s cash register from a cashier’s table and running to his car, police say.—
Mark Price
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier is the same attorney general who threatens to have the governor remove Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, a Democrat, for not prosecuting cases his way.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The landlord was prosecuted and convicted.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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