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 Oak Forest police announced in February that Knox was indicted by a for murder.
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Rivera was eventually indicted for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Caracas, as well as on conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion charges.
—Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
The two are among seven former union executives and employees indicted in August 2024 for conspiracy to commit offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as well as other felonies.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
After three days of deliberation, the jury found the brothers guilty of each of the ten counts on which they had been indicted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 9 Mar. 2026
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Rivera was eventually indicted for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Caracas, as well as on conspiracy, money laundering, and tax evasion charges.
—Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
The two are among seven former union executives and employees indicted in August 2024 for conspiracy to commit offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as well as other felonies.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
After three days of deliberation, the jury found the brothers guilty of each of the ten counts on which they had been indicted.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 9 Mar. 2026
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In 2013, Ricks killed his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in a Bedford apartment to eliminate them as witnesses in a then-pending assault case in which he was accused of strangling her.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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After many of them, Trump officials moved quickly to justify the shooting and accuse the victim of attacking agents, all before an investigation had taken place.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The office has myriad functions, ranging from handling consumer protection issues and prosecuting some crimes to defending state laws in court.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit claims none of the arrests led to convictions and some were never prosecuted because police lacked probable cause to make the initial arrest.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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